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At a remote temple in China, a Kung Fu master keeps the past alive

Uncle Yu a once famous martial artist who taught thousands of students now bides his time at a hilltop temple in Sichuan, writing poems by the kilo. ....

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Walking in the footsteps of China's historic caravans of tea porters

Decades ago, heavy loads of tea were hauled by hand along Sichuan’s rugged trails. “I can still feel the pain,” one 89-year-old former porter says. ....

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Ancient Himalayan towers keep their secrets on a walk through southwest China

Amid Sichuan’s Hengduan Mountains, mysterious stone towers built jut more than 100 feet into the sky. No one is sure why. ....

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Traveling movie 'theaters' that once brought joy to rural China fade in the face of tech

“I used horses and mules, and sometimes my own shoulders, to carry the equipment,” recalls wandering projectionist Zhang Yin Hua of the glory days before TV and smartphones. ....

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Rediscovering China's ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road

This maze of trails and cobbled pathways was part of a centuries-old trade network linking China with Southeast Asia and India. ....

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