Postcard from Kunming, China
China is a country on the cusp of modernity, and the old frequently runs alongside the new. Here, at the Da Guan Lou Imperial Retreat, the ancient sacred spaces established by Qing emperors are surrounded by a bustling metropolis that, unofficially, has five to ten million residents.
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Crimson photographer Noor M. R. Beckwith '11 is studying traditional Chinese medicine and Mandarin in Kunming, Yunnan province in China, from where he sends this photo postcard documenting his experience.
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