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christmas Day, party hats, cake, games and bikes

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January 1st 2008
Went for a cycle on the city wall christmas morning, shouting merry christmas in very bad chinese to people. Had a group meal at night chinese style followed by cake. Then we went to a random bar which had an open mike night!! Interesting. Best bit was a game which is Dutch with small christmas presents, everybody bought two and wrapped them, i was very imaginative and used plastic bags to wrap mi ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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