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 --

Drowning in debt stock photos--you have to buy them--Getty Images--I have no connection with Getty.

https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?phrase=drowning+in+debt