Toy Soldiers

The Young Pioneers

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November 19th 2008
All of the students at my school (and probably everywhere in China) wear uniforms; either blue sweats for gym day or black pants/white shirt for boys/plaid skirt/white shirt for girls. Whether it's gym day or not, all students wear a red scarf tied around their neck. I'm kind of a dunce sometimes and just thought it was part of the uniform. I didn't realize it was symbolic of the communist party. ... 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