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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]
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] Blog: The Journey
Date: September 2nd 2008
I am in Shanghai. Waiting to board my third flight in as many days. My cross Pacific journey turned into a North Pole adventure. The GPS enabled map on the airplane demonstrated the seemingly inefficient route. An amazing thing it is what maps do to the sense of direction and shortest path. I was seated next to a nice mid 40 year old man (Chris). It turns out that he is headed to Shanghai to p ... read more
Date: September 2nd 2008
I am in Shanghai. Waiting to board my third flight in as many days. My cross Pacific journey turned into a North Pole adventure. The GPS enabled map on the airplane demonstrated the seemingly inefficient route. An amazing thing it is what maps do to the sense of direction and shortest path. I was seated next to a nice mid 40 year old man (Chris). It turns out that he is headed to Shanghai to p ... read more
