Hun Dun

Happy Chinese New Year!

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January 28th 2006
Xin nian kuai le! First let me say that I always enjoyed celebrating the chinese new year at home (I mean what 10 year old can argue with free food and and a free dollar, right Elizabeth?), but in China it's craziness (and I just stayed in with family.) The day essentially consisted of nonstop eating, and if there was a theme I would have to say it was eat and be noisy. My relatives started comi ... 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