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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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By ElyseandPete
December 22nd 2009

Christmas Is Coming....... Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

Mittens from Troy class 8

I am writing this after a very busy day, but I had a big smile on my face at the end of the day. Today I woke up at 6:45am or should I say the alarm went off at 6:45; then I crawled out of bed at 7:07 to catch the school bus at 7:30am. I had to assist Sophie with her speech at 8am until 11am even though I didn't teach my 3 classes until 2-5:15pm. After working on her speech, listening to her recite the speech and working on possible questions the judges could ask her Sophie thought she [View Full Entry]

By jpetey75
December 22nd 2009

Lijiang free day and arrival in Dali Asia » China » Yunnan

the man tried to sell this puppy to us

The next day was a free day so we got to sleep in, which was good because we didn’t get home until 6am from our massages. At about noon we went to a place called the Sexy Tractor to eat. I won’t go into details, but it was terrible. It was suppose to be Western food but it was the worst imitation I’ve had yet, it was also slow and cold, which never usually happens. I thought food coming out fast and hot was a China thing, but my experiences in Lijiang with slow food makes me think it is just [View Full Entry]

By Greenwoods
December 22nd 2009

Tuesday December 22, 2009 Asia » China » Beijing

Forbidden City with Sherrick

Today we had a great, very long day exploring Beijing. We ventured into the subway, as we have done in many other cities but found that the crowds were nothing like we anticipated. As the train approached, the meaning of crowded took on a whole new significance. We pushed our way through the crowd and found our way to The Temple of Heaven. We had fun walking through the maze of people trying to reach the entrance. There were so many people there engaged in a variety of activities from playing cards to singing to doing ballroom dancing. We took the [View Full Entry]

One of two Starbucks within a block of our hotel

By jpetey75
December 21st 2009

Arrival in Lijiang, our local guide and free sweet wine Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang

miniatures

The Lijiang airport was tiny, Monica said it reminded her of the Duluth airport, which I have never been to, but it should give some perspective on the size. We took a bus to our hotel, it was dark but we could see big valleys and mountains, and a lot of stars, it was already clear that Lijiang would be very beautiful. When we arrived, men with tricycle trailers took our luggage through the alleyways to our hotel. The area we were in was the old city, it kind of reminded me of the old city in Jerusalem, just random alleys [View Full Entry]

By jpetey75
December 21st 2009

Lijiang, Busing through the mountains Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang

cable cars up

The next day was the worst bus ride ever. We had to go up the side of the mountain, which I kept having to convince myself would be worth it. The driver drove fast and the curves had no walls so I thought we were going to fly off the ledge every time we turned. Finally we arrived at the place where we would get on the cable car. On the way up James told me that the mountain we were going to look at had never been climbed all the way to the peak, they call it a virgin peak. [View Full Entry]

By Greenwoods
December 21st 2009

Monday Continued Asia » China » Beijing

Family at The Wall

We are back relaxing in the executive lounge with a glass of wine and snacks while we write and upload photos of our great day to the Great Wall. Mr. Lei and his driver picked us up at 9 AM at the hotel and after adjusting to the traffic, crazy drivers and lack of seatbelts in the van, we settled back and enjoyed the clear sky and mountain views. The cool windy air gave us bright, clear skies! We started at the Badaling section and hiked up quite a steep portion of the Wall, certainly getting our cardiovascular workout of the [View Full Entry]

By chinacanuck
December 20th 2009

More Wuhan Night LIfe!! Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan

Photo 2

Our busy weekends continued this week as we took in a show at the Wuhan Music College on Friday night in a beautuful theatre and carried on Saturday night watching our friend, Colin, debut in China with his band, Man Made Lake, at a small packed venue, the Folk Hand. Every year, a show takes place at WMC for the foreigners in the city. It was great last year and this year the tradtion continued. Over the course of the evening we were entertained by a variety of Western and Chinese opera, tradtional and classical music, acrobatics, martial arts, and dancing. [View Full Entry]

By Paul Mc
December 20th 2009

dodging ladies of the night Asia » China » Jiangsu » Suzhou

slow shutter

Why are all the cool buildings to photograph at night surrounded by hookers??? Is this rule standard around the world or just places i visit?? couple of shots taken many hookers dodged! [View Full Entry]

By Blubba
December 20th 2009

Lijiang Yunnan Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang

Stone Forest

I meant to continue this blog..shortly after the Kunming/Dali entry....but I think I put it off because there were so many pictures to upload. Between the 5 of us, we probably took over 500 pictures! So bear with me, we were there at the beginning of October, I will try and remember all of the happenings. After Brad and Angelina dropped us off at the entrance of the Old City of Lijiang, we walked around trying to find our hotel. We were situated right in the centre of the ancient city. It reminded me of what I pictured of China before [View Full Entry]

By HappyFamily
December 20th 2009

China's Famous Grottoes Asia » China

Yungang Grottoes

This entry is a summary of China’s famous grottoes that we have visited. In the past, the grottoes were used for the promotion Buddhism and places for worship. Today, they showcase the artistic work of the times and study of integration of Buddhism into Chinese culture. All the grottoes had a long history of more than 1000 years and the works are of high artistic value that 5 of them are included in the UNESCO world heritage site. The common design among them is having a large symbolic sculpture among the smaller ones. These are the one in each site that [View Full Entry]

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