Dalian Map
From Dynasty to Republic The Ming dynasty brought a return to Chinese rule, during which arts and literature flourished. China also experienced growth in agriculture and trade. One important …
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Shanghai Metro Map
Mongol Rule In 1206 ad, the Mongols, from a region north of China, became unified under the leader Genghis Khan. In the years that followed, Mongol armies conquered and …
Shenyang Metro Map
Irrigation System In 256 bc, the governor of Sichuan province in southwest China set up an irrigation system to control the flooding of the Min River, a tributary of …
China Metro Map
Early Settlements The earliest known settlements in China were farming villages along the banks of the Yangtze River and China’s other major river, the Huang He (Yellow River). Over …
My China Travel
The muscles I’d used for the mountain-trek were feeling My China Travel more sore now that they were having a rest. I strolled and watched some women bent My …
China Travel Story
Easy in theory, but when I’m back down there paddling China Travel Story it I forget the order of what I’d planned to do, and there’s so little time …