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A Dumpling of a Day

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April 18th 2007
Today was my last lecture day. That gives me sort of a sad/happy feeling, as they have worked me to death, but I've enjoyed every minute and they've practically killed me with kindness. Tomorrow Shu Fong and I will tour around Qingdao. I haven't been to the city yet and am looking forward to it. We were to have a car take us, but apparently there is a big event and all the cars are taken . . . So ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao

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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. A... ... read more