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Goods flowed down this riverway from France and Switzerland on their way to the sea for transshipment all over Europe. Nobles along the way collected tolls, but big profits could still be made by whol

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EXPLORATIONS - Koshland Science Museum

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Jia hopes follow-up ECFA talks bear fruit earlier

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2018年CRI Liangjiahe: Lifelong friends in a place that feels like home (9)

This is the ninth episode of an audio rendition of the literary non-fiction work, Liangjiahe, which follows the early life of Chinas president Xi Jinping, as he lived and worked alongside his fellow villagers at Liangjiahe for seven years since 1969.

2018年CRI Liangjiahe: Lifelong friends in a place that feels like home (8)

This is the eighth episode of an audio rendition of the literary non-fiction work, Liangjiahe, which tracks the early life of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he lived and worked alongside the fellow villagers at Liangjiahe for seven years since 1969

2018年CRI Liangjiahe: Lifelong friends in a place that feels like home (4)

This is the fourth episode of an audio rendition of the literary non-fiction work, Liangjiahe, which follows the early life of Chinas President Xi Jinping, as he lived and worked alongside his fellow villagers at Liangjiahe for seven years starting i

2018年CRI Liangjiahe: Lifelong friends in a place that feels like home (3)

This is the third episode of an audio rendition of the literary non-fiction work, Liangjiahe, which tracks the early life of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he lived and worked alongside the fellow villagers at Liangjiahe for seven years since 1969.

2018年CRI Liangjiahe: Lifelong friends in a place that feels like home (2)

This is the second episode of an audio rendition of the literary non-fiction work, Liangjiahe, which tracks the early life of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he lived and worked alongside the fellow villagers at Liangjiahe for seven years since 1969

2018年CRI Liangjiahe: Lifelong friends in a place that feels like home

This is the first episode of an audio rendition of the literary non-fiction work Liangjiahe, which follows the early life of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he lived and worked alongside the villagers of Liangjiahe for seven years starting in 1969.