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Cute Little Boy  
   

Cute Little Boy

We had skewers of meat at a restaurant with locals only and this cute little boy (5 years old) came up to us and spoke PERFECT english. We could not believe it. He ended up talking with us most of the night teaching us Chinese. His family told us that he learnt most of his english from watching tv. Brilliant little kid...and so cute!
Pingyao, Xian, Yangtze river

October 1st 2008
We left Beijing to a small town mearly 12 hours away. Like all of you, we had never heard of this place. After a comfortable, yet different ride abord a train in a hard sleeper, we arrived at Pingyao. This place is ancient. The old town is completely surrounded by a huge wall that is still in tact. Most buildings in the town are incredibly old. Our hotel was an old bank that was over 1500 years o ... read more
Asia » China

Chinese Flag 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
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