Not much has been going on tourism wise since my last entry. I have mostly been settling in and adjusting to daily life here in my host city of Changzhou. Do not fear though. There will be side trips aplenty starting soon. We have three day weekends every other weekend, so I will have plenty of opportunities to carry out the ambitious travel plans that my roommate and I have made. So far those plans call for a trip to the ancient imperial city of Xian, home of the famed terracotta warriors, a trip to the birthplace of Confucius, a trip to Beijing, a trip to the sacred mountain of Taishan, and a trip to a panda research and breeding center in Chengdu. To top all this off, I am now seriously considering making plans to
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