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Western Batteries

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February 27th 2008
Our escape from Hong Kong was a two hour express train to Guangzhou east station. Pulling into the train station I noticed there was no English signs anywhere, the first indication that we had arrived in China. We got off the train based on time more than fact and followed everyone else. We helpfully did not have any Yuan so in order to get a taxi we had to deal with a local tout to change ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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