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Background: 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.



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Areas in Xiamen: Gulangyu | Jimei

De "Voorzichtige Vijf" gaan terug naar huis.
July 26th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen
Voor de “Voorzichtige Vijf” (Amanda, Marcel, tante Gerda, Carmen en Luc) zit de reis erop. De “Drieste Drie” (Gerda, Berna en Wim) trekken nog verder voor een 10-tal dagen ... 3 photos [full story]

Bezoeken in Xiamen.
8 days ago: Reisverhalen vanaf 2008 published a blog
Bezoeken in Xiamen.
July 25th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen
Met bus 87 naar Wanshi Botanical Garden. Er staan meer dan 4.000 verschillende plantensoorten onder andere eucalyptus, bamboe, palmbomen, medicinale planten en een Californische sequoia door Rich ... 6 photos [full story]

Bezoek aan het eiland Gulangyu.
July 15th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen » Gulangyu
We startten met Chinees ontbijt met gestoomde broodjes, groenten, zoete broodjes, maar wel met Nescafé in plaats van rijstwater en wat Westerse broodjes, kaas en speculoos. Voor 1 kuai reden we ... 5 photos [full story]

Jamming in Xiamen
59 days ago: Al and Rich published a blog
Jamming in Xiamen
June 22nd 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen » Gulangyu
Hello all, The next stop on the Rich and Al world tour was Gulangyu, a small island off a slightly bigger island (Xiamen). To saves ourselves going through an epic 22 hour train journey we splashe ... 3 photos [full story]

174 days ago: PaulinChina published a blog
Xiamen and Gulang Yu
February 29th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen » Gulangyu
It's now day 5 on the road and the time is nearing for me to leave Xiamen. Unfortunately the train for Guangzhou leaves in the evening so I have pretty much most of the day to spend waiting for this ... [full story]

174 days ago: laoshi Paul published a blog
Gulang Yu (Xiamen)
February 29th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen » Gulangyu
It's now day 5 on the road and the time is nearing for me to leave Xiamen. Unfortunately the train for Guangzhou leaves in the evening so I have pretty much most of the day to spend waiting for this ... [full story]

175 days ago: PaulinChina published a blog
Xiamen
February 27th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen » Jimei
I've arrived safely in Xiamen! The train journey wasn't as bad as I had expected and to be honest it passed pretty quickly! I actually met a couple of Chinese guys before I even got on the train w ... [full story]

175 days ago: laoshi Paul published a blog
Xiamen
February 27th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen » Jimei
Well I had planned to keep this blog up to date on a daily basis, unfortunately the computers in the place I'm staying run at a snails pace and therefore its rather difficult to sometimes even get onl ... [full story]

175 days ago: brons published a blog
Xiamen
February 27th 2008  Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen
After our delayed flight from Bangkok (which Air Asia felt bad about, so they supplied every passenger with a burger from Burger King and a bottle of water), we arrived safely in Xiamen and caught a t ... [full story]


Xiamen Blog Entries

Nan Putuo
Golden Week Crowds
Duckies
Cactii 10
Cactii 8
Thing
Botanical Gardens
up the "treacherous" steps enroute to the hill top
hmmm..interesting
The Cable Car
A Dolphin
Martial Arts Performance
Band
Glass on a Wall
Incense and hanzi
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