Arnaud Bertrand(@RnaudBertrand):It reminded me of these monuments you often see in small rural villages in Southeastern China (photo by me in Fujian a couple of years ago) 👇 Each "spire" you see is dedicated to one youth of that village who succeeded at the old Keju imperial exam. When you go to villages in rural France the monuments you get is to honor the village's youths who died at war... Says an awful lot.

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2026.07.10 13:47

It reminded me of these monuments you often see in small rural villages in Southeastern China (photo by me in Fujian a couple of years ago) 👇 Each "spire" you see is dedicated to one youth of that village who succeeded at the old Keju imperial exam. When you go to villages in rural France the monuments you get is to honor the village's youths who died at war... Says an awful lot.