zhongshan mountain national park

fun in Nanjing!

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October 6th 2007
Great time in Nanjing! Candice and I got the bus at 9:30 Tues. morning, and were in a random dirt parking lot in Nanjing by 12:00. Not sure where we were or if we'd be able to get an actual taxi, we got into an unofficial taxi and I showed them the address of the hostel that I had Sharon (one of the chinese english teachers) write for me in Chinese. As usual in China (well at least in large citie ... read more

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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