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Tibetan Prayers, American Spies, and Hollywood Stars: Just Another Typical (Yawn) Week in Shanghai

Tintin in the Land of SnowAh, Tibet. Land of the high plateau, the monstrous snowy peaks, the lofty lamaseries, and the mysterious Yeti. When I was a child, I devoured the Tintin books. The story of how Tintin and Captain Haddock bravely... ...full story at Shanghai Journal

from Shanghai Journal on Tue, Apr 29 2008

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