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Climb a Mountain in China....Check!

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October 22nd 2008
Yesterday I finally did something I've thought about doing ever since I arrived in Nanjing. I climbed Purple Mountain! For one reason or another; the heat, too busy, too tired, work, too many people (National Holiday)....I have put off going. Yesterday morning I met up with Shirley from Jin's Cafe (if you've been reading my blogs I went to a water park with her awhile ago), and we took a bus to ... read more

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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