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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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By Christing
June 2nd 2008

Putuo Shan

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Fähre nach Zhou Shan

Putuo Shan ist eine Insel unweit Shanghais. Übersetzt heißt es etwa Berg Potala, wobei Potala der Wohnsitz von Avalokiteshvara - Schutzpatron Tibets - ist. Von den vielen (wohl über 20) Klöstern der Insel haben wir 5 besucht. Da ich mich aber nicht mehr an alle Namen erinnern kann, habe ich sie nummeriert, der Reihenfolge des Besuchs nach. Kloster I ist gefolgt von Kloster IV das touristischste, wobei Kloster V wohl das wichtigste ist, da es oben auf dem (heiligen und höchsten) Berg der Insel liegt. Die Bilder sprechen sicher für sich. [View Full Entry]

By Ragus
May 31st 2008

Von Allem ein Wenig

Asia » China » Zhejiang

Ich muss mal wieder schreiben…. Celi, du musst mal wieder was schreiben… Ja, ja, ich weiß… Habe gerade wieder meine Samstags-Deutschklasse geschafft. Ist eine echt lustige Truppe. Und wenn die keine Lust auf Deutschlernen haben, was sie meistens nicht haben, dann fragen sie mich immer interessierte Fragen über Deutschland: „Celi, erzähl vom Job-Hunting in Deutschland. Wie ist das so? Ist es leicht, einen Job zu finden? Was hast du nach dem Studium gemacht? Und wie hast du deinen ersten Job gefunden?“ Habe ich denen schon ein paar Mal erzählt, aber hej: Dünne [View Full Entry]

By CharM
May 18th 2008

The Canal Towns

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

Canal and boat
Wuzhen, a restored Qing era town. Spent most of a day here, wandering around.

I AM REALLY ASHAMED OF MYSELF FOR GETTING BEHIND IN SENDING OUT BLOGS. I HAVE THEM ALL WRITTEN. BUT, I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING MY PICTURES ONTO DISCS. BUT, YOU'LL BE GETTING MORE, NOW THAT I CAN ADD PICTURES. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I AM BACK IN INDIA TEACHING (VOLUNTEER) AT KODAI INTERNTIONAL SCHOOL FOR ONE SEMESTSER (YOU CAN LOOK IT UP AT WWW.KIS.IN . IT'S AT KODAI CANAL, IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I AM WEARING SWEATERS DURING THE DAY AND 4 BLANKETS ON MY BED AT NIGHT. I HAVE MY OWN COTTAGE, HEALTH CARE, AND 3 DELICIOUS INDIAN FOOD MEALS [View Full Entry]

By abemi
May 17th 2008

Nihao beijing

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Zhejiang

wenzhou train station
start my journey

Hari-hari tengok kapal..bosan la!!!apa kata kita travel around China..kita ke Beijing pastu turun ke Shanghai then return to Wenzhou..tapi malangnya hanya hard seater saja yang tinggal..so tak dapat tidur..27 hours journey to Beijing..fu yoo!!bertolak dari Wenzhou tepat jam 1220 tgh hari..train di China bagus..memang tepat masa tak mcm di Malaysia.. Perjalanan dari Wenzhou tak membosankan sebab melalui kawasan bukit, lembah, kawasan pertanian..penumpang dalam train pun semua baik2..cepat mesra..so tak ada lah bosan sangat walaupun bercakap guna bahasa isyarat..macam ayam dengan itik..hentam [View Full Entry]

By Massboy
May 16th 2008

Humble Administrators Harry Potter

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Suzhou

Went for breakfast with two Danish girls and had an egg and bacon sarnie with a decent coffee. Then went to the Humble Administrators Garden (70y) which was fairly large with lush plants and acres of space. Unfortunately the huge numbers of Chinese tour groups were in full flock and made a peaceful setting fairly loud and busy. The fishes and setting was spectacular enough to over-ride the hordes. We then went to the Silk Museum which was interesting enough and had a personal guide for no charge. Later we tucked into a Japanese buffet (all you can eat and drink [View Full Entry]

By Massboy
May 15th 2008

Cheap and not dog

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Suzhou

Slept in late before meeting ben for a 25p lunch which was stir-fried veg in a wrap from a street vender. I also bought the biggest bananas in the world ever!! About 4 times the norm i reckon. We then headed down to see Carly and Paul to finalise thoughts about the football and to see their place. Went to the supermarket near the hostel after the others had stuff to sort and getting an all American selection of Skippy peanut butter, bread, Oreos and yoghurt helped massively. Got speaking to some Danish girls to allieviate the boredom and their expert [View Full Entry]

By Massboy
May 14th 2008

Dogfood and footy

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Suzhou

Went with Arwan on bus (cue staring) to central Suzhou where we walked and searched for breakfast. We walked upto a stall where the smell filled the entire street. Arwan ordered these cubes and stuff on sticks which looked like chicken. Spices were put all over the cubes and Arwan offered me the lions share being the generous lad he is. If i didnt know already, by the 6th cube i was fully aware i was eating dog. Doggy?!? A dog? Really? I got two at home! It smelt like wet dog! Bought a sprite quick sharp and went to McDonalds [View Full Entry]

By Massboy
May 13th 2008

Suzhou and Yangyangs

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Suzhou

Ben came to hostel in morning still feeling the effects and went to a Lonely Planet recommended restaurant called Yangyang's (their neighbouring restaurant had seen the improvement in custom so copied the Lonely Planet logo on the front!). We ordered sweet and sour pork and jousters (dumpling type things with veg in) which were epic. We got what we didnt eat in a tray for later. Then we hit the hypermarket Carrefour (French i think - imagine Tesco's extra x 4 with turtles and eels for sale) and bought some notepads for diary and vocab and water for 70p. Ben went [View Full Entry]

By Angstar
May 8th 2008

Belated Round-up part 2 - Hangzhou/Feng Hua

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Ningbo

You lucky lucky things, a second catchup in as many days!! So, as I was saying, John is doing TEFL at a "middle" (high) school in Fenghua, near Ningbo, a little further than halfway down China's east coast. We were all getting along nicely (I swear, I've never had such stomach pains from laughing) so we decided to follow him a little bit longer and try and tech his students the difference between HIS accent and OUR (correct :-P) accent. I am having to reread my journal to remember stuff, and I find there's so much I've basically just paraphrased.... Ah [View Full Entry]

By JMB to China
May 8th 2008

Zhoushan Island - Factory trip

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Zhoushan

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I had some down time so I went to get a haircut at the local salon. A little different then what I am used to at my barber’s place. Here they invite you in, sit you down, massage your shoulders, arms head and face before they ask you what you want. Then they lovingly wash your hair and massage your scalp. Then back to the massage chair for more shoulder and neck work. By then you feel like a bowl of jello, and they ask if you want a haircut. You can’t resist, Of course, you say, and the girl brings [View Full Entry]

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