Thursday, January 01, 2009

Beautiful and authentic Qianlong Emperor's Retirement Palace restored in Beijing -- from New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/12/31/arts/design/20090101_FORBIDDEN_index.html

Nothing like the stupid and downright destructive "restorations" done by the junta in Bagan (spelled "Pagan" before) in Burma --

My Elder Brother--Sithu U (Dr.) Thaw Kaung. (1937-2026)

U Thaw Kaung (1937-2026) My elder brother,7 years older than I. He had a difficult childhood as he could not walk and when we were in Engl...