Facts and Figures
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation.
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Travel Journal
 I was headed for China and its Great Wall, for Tibet and its temples, for Vietnam and its UNESCO Heritage sites, for Singapore and its ban on gum, for Malaysia and its highest peak, for Thailand and its tsunami ridden beaches. I was headed for Asia and a lot of unknown.
China in Pictures
 The Buddha statue in Leshan, Sichuan province of China, is the largest carved Buddha statue in the world, being 71 meters tall and 28 meters wide at the shoulders.
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English Edition. July 4, 2009
