water show

the last month pt1

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January 2nd 2009
So now im in beijing and have been literally spending my time seeing some amazing sights so this is the first of a few entries that will go in the blog. When i left you last I was in Hangzhou , So i suppose I should start there. Well a little history about this town is that many towns in China have a lake called the west lake , but this is the original one , and it it absolutely beautiful. alth ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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