Huangpu River

The Middle Kingdom

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April 16th 2008
Somehow with everything that has happened this year (long story) it had completely slipped my mind to blog about my China trip, so quite belatedly, here it is. I didn't have enough points to fly business class in both directions this time, so had to resign myself to sitting with the plebs again on the outbound flight ;-) Only a short flight to Shanghai of course, so not too much of a hardship. ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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