i cut you

the green grass is afraid of your foot

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August 7th 2008
^ get off the grass! ^ well - i have lots of new stories. i went to the shanghai musuem - which involved queing in the beating sun for an hour - but then it was into air con and heaps of room and masses to see. 4000 year old pottery, old coins etc. some of it boring, some very cool. i had my last night in the big hostel, i met some chinese guys who i preceded to thrash in pool and a pom ... 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