Jottings from the Granite Studio

A Qing historian reads the newspaper…

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Possible Blogspot Fix

March 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Dave at The Mutant Palm has a possible fix for the Great Firewall block on blogspot sites. I haven’t got it working yet, but I’m going to keep trying.
Also, I will be experimenting with using my own domain name in the next few days. If the site is down for a short time, [...]

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Where the Great Wall meets the sea…Shanhaiguan gets a makeover

March 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Speaking of walls, via AP:
BEIJING — A $258 million restoration project is planned for an ancient town where the Great Wall meets the sea, state media reported Thursday.
The project will transform Shanhaiguan, built in 1381 during the Ming Dynasty as a strategic military post to help defend Beijing, the Xinhua News Agency said.
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