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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: Hong Kong/Shenzhen-Sanya-Yangshuo
Date: December 2nd 2008
Saying good bye in Beijing was a sad affair, but my excitement to get out of the city pulled me through. My students loved their gifts: OKC "Thunder" T-shirts and Hershey's Kisses, (made in Pennsylvania, not China). They really were a big hit and I owe my parents big time for bringing them. The flight to Shenzhen, and then crossing over to Hong Kong by train, was a breeze. The city itself was ... read more
Date: December 2nd 2008
Saying good bye in Beijing was a sad affair, but my excitement to get out of the city pulled me through. My students loved their gifts: OKC "Thunder" T-shirts and Hershey's Kisses, (made in Pennsylvania, not China). They really were a big hit and I owe my parents big time for bringing them. The flight to Shenzhen, and then crossing over to Hong Kong by train, was a breeze. The city itself was ... read more
