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Shanghai to Suzhou

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April 6th 2007
BKK-SHA At the check-in counter for China Eastern Airlines, my bag weighed in at 8.9 kilograms--roughly 20llbs. Five shirts, two paints, long underwear, undergarments, socks, a sarong, toilletries, two reading books, flip flops, camera, cell phone, notebook. Our flight left BKK at 1:55 a.m. on April 4th, 2007. Xiang Yi was nostalgic all throughout the day. She was very sad to finally le ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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