Mooncake

Teacher's Day

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September 10th 2008
I love Teachers Day. I got two cards from two classes, two bouquets, and SEVEN mooncakes. A) Mooncakes are gross...they either have nuts or duck eggs in them (the "good" ones have two eggs) and they taste kind almondy...but not good. Don't tell anyone I said that. B) I have SEVEN of them. It'll take me till next March to eat that many. Tonight we have a Teacher's Banquet, which means lots of toast ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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