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Cold Duck Walk-a-Thon

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November 23rd 2007
I took a quick hop to Beijing, China during Thanksgiving weekend with a couple of good friends. Looking back I realized that 4 days in Beijing was not enough to actually see the whole city but we walked (and there was a lot of walking involved) way with a great appreciation for the Chinese culture of balancing economic growth and old world tradition. Being part Chinese, going to the mother land fo ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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