My slow journey into China's past
By Jules Quartly | China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-19 08:02
A conductor waves off a slow train from Beijing to Dandong, a city on the border of DPRK. Photos by Jules Quartly |
There was a gray dawn light and soldiers were clearing snow at Qijiabao station when "Old Liu" and his wife boarded the slow train to Dandong in frozen Liaoning province. They were dressed warmly, took their places in the hard-seating section, faced each other across a table and silently watched the scenery drift by.
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