Good morning fellow Beijingers, you know what Chinese history is, in a minute…you’re going to here the REST of the story. 150 years ago today, in the province of Anhui, the Taiping general Chen Yucheng launched a daring attack at the key... ...full story at Granite Studio
from Granite Studio on Sat, Nov 15 2008
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