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Tag Archives: China

Why Do New Diseases Keep Appearing In China

You’ve likely heard that the coronavirus epidemic had probably started in an exotic animal market in Wuhan, China, with the first victims of the virus catching it from one of the animals. What most people don’t remember, however, is that the 2003 SARS epidemic started in an eerily similar fashion. …

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The Famous Harbin Ice Sculpture Festival Of China

If you’re a fan of Winter Wonderlands and snow-covered scenes, then you will love the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. As the name suggests, it is an annual ice sculpting competition and festival, taking place in Heilongjiang Province in northern China. In its beginning, this winter carnival featured …

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‘Mushroom King’ Competition Held In SW China

A finalist presents his giant ganoderma at the annual “Mushroom King” contest at Nanhua County, in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Tuesday. There are a total of ten categories in the “Mushroom King” event, with separate sections for different species, such as matsutake, ganoderma and truffle. Over 2,000 people attended …

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A Walk Through The World’s Biggest Ghost Town

Ordos, China, was created on one-sixth of China’s coal reserves, and was meant to attract almost 1 million people (which was later scaled back to 300,000) after having been built from scratch. But high property taxes and poor construction made it so that there is only around 100,000 people living …

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Chinese Flight Attendants Lethal Weapon Training

These charming girls are the students of the College of Civil Aviation in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Trainee stewardesses practice a graceful smile by holding a chopstick between their teeth. They also place magazines on their heads to achieve the perfect posture. Another exercise that helps the girls to get great …

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