I bought a new bicycle!

I bought a bicycle!

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January 20th 2008
So I only have 10 minutes to write this because then we're leaving for the airport to go on our travel seminar to Xi'an, Beijing and Shanghai, but I wanted to write a quick entry to let you know what I've been up to. The last two days have been spent getting over jetlag and getting to know Tsinghua's campus and surrounding areas. The first full day we were here we sat down with some Chinese Tsi ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Haidian district

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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