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“China has had a long and complex history and has managed to evolve its own culture for 4,000 years. It therefore not necessarily true that we know exactly what is best for the internal structure of China.” .................Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)

But Chinese civilization has the overpowering beauty of the wholly other, and only the wholly other can inspire the deepest love and the profoundest desire to learn ..........................................Joseph Needham (1900-1995)

... ...............The three Chinese inventions (navigation compass, printing, gunpowder) have provided an extraordinary impetus to the development of European civilization............................Sir Walter Henry Medhurst (1822 - 1885)

Category: Perjalanan

Suatu Hari Di Summer Palace

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Suatu hari di Summer Palace, Sabtu Siang

Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Setelah menghabiskan setengah harian di Forbidden City dan kemudian makan siang di salah satu food court di Wang-fu jing, tukar uang di bank of china, akhirnya diputuskan untuk menghabiskan sisa waktu di summer palace. Rasanya putusan ini akan tepat untuk mengusir panas terik siang hari di pertengahan bulan Juli ini, mengingat ada telaga KunMing yang cukup besar disana. Entah berapa kali sudah pergi ke Beijing selama lima belas tahun terakhir,
tetapi entah kenapa Summer Palace selalu dilewati, sejak kunjungan pertama dulu. Tidak terasa banyak sudah yang berubah di Summer Palace.

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Singkawang Trip

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Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Hi folks, This morning, at 6.30am, like excited schoolkids we were SMSing (text messaging) each other to check that we were indeed going to the right place. And so, by 6.45am, we were all ready to check into the departure lounge at Harbour Front. There was Margaret, Ronni, Tim, Aaron, Arthur and me .. the six of us, going into unknown land (as far as we are concerned). But with two veterans, we have no problems. One has the journalistic instinct and the other just has a nose for something interesting. And so, through many “misadventures” we got to learn a lot of things.

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Ring Road Beijing Dan Jakarta

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Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Sungguh kebetulan waktu pertama kali ke Beijing kurang lebih 15 tahun yang lalu mendapat kamar hotel yang dapat melihat perempatan antara Sanhuan (ringroad ke 3) dan Jianguomen Dongdajie dan satu perempatan lain yang lebih kecil. Setiap pagi selama beberapa hari mendapat suguhan keadaan dua perempatan ini.

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