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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. To be updated
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July 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
Ni Hao everyone! it is now 10:19p.m. on Friday and I have been up since Thursday morning. Flight from Toronto to Shanghai was great. Good movies, good food and sleep en route too. 14 1/2 hours of non ... [full story]
Ni Hao everyone! it is now 10:19p.m. on Friday and I have been up since Thursday morning. Flight from Toronto to Shanghai was great. Good movies, good food and sleep en route too. 14 1/2 hours of non ... [full story]
June 30th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan
Greetings from Yunnan province in SW China. It's a different world here than in Shenzhen, and there are still plenty of things to make me smile. 1. Grandparent-aged people running up and down ste ... [full story]
Greetings from Yunnan province in SW China. It's a different world here than in Shenzhen, and there are still plenty of things to make me smile. 1. Grandparent-aged people running up and down ste ... [full story]
July 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Inner Mongolia » Hohhot
Monday morning the teachers at New Times, the managers, and the foreigner jumped into a bus and drove an hour south to the Er Long Shi Tai national park. The park is surrounded by farmland and is beau ... 4 photos [full story]
Monday morning the teachers at New Times, the managers, and the foreigner jumped into a bus and drove an hour south to the Er Long Shi Tai national park. The park is surrounded by farmland and is beau ... 4 photos [full story]
July 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Shanghai
Hi all from Shanghai, Well, first of all, I pretty much can't believe I actually made it here! Sooo many points at which this journey could've gone horribly wrong, yet didn't. I guess I am not that u ... [full story]
Hi all from Shanghai, Well, first of all, I pretty much can't believe I actually made it here! Sooo many points at which this journey could've gone horribly wrong, yet didn't. I guess I am not that u ... [full story]
July 3rd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Wudaokou
The Lotus Center, conveniently located at the coroner of one of those intersections, is the equivalent of the American Wal-Mart. The store consists of three separate floors. First floor is used by ind ... [full story]
The Lotus Center, conveniently located at the coroner of one of those intersections, is the equivalent of the American Wal-Mart. The store consists of three separate floors. First floor is used by ind ... [full story]
July 2nd 2009 Asia » China
Walking down the streets of Beijing is almost as entertaining as walking through the Forbidden City. Best way to describe an intersection is as one big cluster f***. So you have three fundamental t ... [full story]
Walking down the streets of Beijing is almost as entertaining as walking through the Forbidden City. Best way to describe an intersection is as one big cluster f***. So you have three fundamental t ... [full story]
July 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Made another trip to the hutongs today because I had extended my residency and changed my visa status. So I had to go to the police station to re-register my residency. While there, I struck up a conv ... 10 photos [full story]
Made another trip to the hutongs today because I had extended my residency and changed my visa status. So I had to go to the police station to re-register my residency. While there, I struck up a conv ... 10 photos [full story]
July 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen
Yesterday Sea found our her accounting re-certification examination has been postponed for 8 months. No explanation was given, and not date certain was set. God, I love bureaucracy. So we made a ... 5 photos [full story]
Yesterday Sea found our her accounting re-certification examination has been postponed for 8 months. No explanation was given, and not date certain was set. God, I love bureaucracy. So we made a ... 5 photos [full story]
July 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Lunch - more Chinese food, with white rice this time. Still no watermelon, thankfully. Be we have had room temperature water, beer and coke at every meal. Matthew had some beer.... lol...just kidding. ... [full story]
Lunch - more Chinese food, with white rice this time. Still no watermelon, thankfully. Be we have had room temperature water, beer and coke at every meal. Matthew had some beer.... lol...just kidding. ... [full story]
July 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing
Hi! Already a new update. We're still in Beijing but we slightly changed plans; we're going to inner mongolia tonight! We're not sure how many internet cafe's we'll find there, so we thought we'd bett ... [full story]
Hi! Already a new update. We're still in Beijing but we slightly changed plans; we're going to inner mongolia tonight! We're not sure how many internet cafe's we'll find there, so we thought we'd bett ... [full story]
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