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May Day Holidays

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May 5th 2006
The first week of May in China is (yet another) national holiday. They’ve only just come back to work after New Year, it’s nearly as bad (good?) as Thailand, where they celebrate everything possible, regardless of the religious or cultural incongruence. There is a music festival held in Beijing every year during the week, which Patrick, Joakim and Jocelyn were going to, along with a random col ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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