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Earlier this decade a statue of Confucius appears suddenly in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It is facing Chairman Mao's statue in front of the Forbidden City. Mysteriously, it disappears a few days later. Why was it removed overnight? Where is it now?? No clear answers seem to have emerged. Most communist regimes have tried to make a break with the traditions of the past believing them to be the cause of all ills in society. But has the historical experience of ...
Poonam Surie begins her journey with a quest: to understand China and search for its soul. "While doing so, her personal voyage takes us into the heart of the 'Middle Kingdom,', exploring the beauty of the land whether through a cruise along the Yangtze River, a walk in the amazing Stone Forest in the Yunnan Province, journeying through the deserts of Xinjiang in western China or yet again through Buddhist and Taoist temples into the streets of busy, ...