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July 17th 2010
Published: August 12th 2010
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Today, work consisted of touring. Love this job. After arriving at work at the usual 7 am, Director Ai and I hopped in his car and headed North along the border to do a little sight seeing. The area was richly diverse in scenery with fields of corn along the riverside set off my by the gently rolling hills, blanketed in beautifully dense greenery and peach orchards. The area reminded me a lot of C... Read Full Entry



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Rural Gas StationRural Gas Station
Rural Gas Station

These are hard enough to find in the city, let alone out here in the sticks.
I ate the fire berries, Ralph.I ate the fire berries, Ralph.
I ate the fire berries, Ralph.

And they didn't taste like burning!!!
Shanghai Expo BobbleheadShanghai Expo Bobblehead
Shanghai Expo Bobblehead

This guy shook his bonbon the whole trip. I want one soo bad.
Peng Dehuai StatuePeng Dehuai Statue
Peng Dehuai Statue

This guy fought in the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, and was commander-in-chief of the People's Volunteer Army in the Korean War but suffered during the Cultural Revolution when he criticized Chairman Mao's communist policies in the Great Leap Forward. Sounds like a good guy.
Fishing Pond.Fishing Pond.
Fishing Pond.

I love that the sign is written with a mix of traditional and simplified hanzi. Shows the character of the area :)



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