American travelers in Third World countries are often intimidated by the free-wheeling bargaining practices of the markets there. This article will give some hints and encouragement for bargaining neophytes to get out and dicker with the best of them.
Words: 575 Downloads: 0 Category: Asia By: Nancy Molin LongatanOnly a few of China´s walled towns survive intact. Pingyao is considered to be the best of them. In the Qing dynasty, the city became the home of Chinese banking, and many of the its traditional commercial buildings date from the 18t century. To visit Pingyao is to see history on the ground.
Words: 846 Downloads: 1 Category: Asia By: jakThe Chinese Lantern Festival described in rich prose. Feel, hear, smell taste and see the festival in all its magic. Ed, the ending intentionally trails off -- wrapping the story back to its beginning. Document contains sparce italics for effect. Also, I did my best to place it in the correct categories.
Words: 754 Downloads: 0 Category: Asia By: Cyndy HardyBombay has grown from seven small fishing islands into India´s Leading business and financial metroplis. Had it not been for the British this perhaps would never have happened.
Words: 950 Downloads: 0 Category: Asia By: usha BanerjiTaihu Lake in Wuxi offers a scenic spot to sight see, vacation, or enjoy a few hours. One of the top attractions of Wuxi, this scenic lake is located in the Yangtze River Delta.
Words: 608 Downloads: 0 Category: Asia By: Word GypsyLike China, Japan has a long tradition of poetry, but it was in the Heian era when this art form rose to new heights as a multifaceted form of social interaction.
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