The View From Our Table

The Butrum Sisters Reunited! HK Day 1

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January 3rd 2009
Wednesday, December 17th, my sister Chelsea flew into Hong Kong from Italy where she's been studying art conservation. I left Shenzhen to meet her at the airport. She was unable to obtain an entry visa for mainland China while in Italy, so the two days we needed to wait for her visa to come through gave us a chance to do some sight-seeing in Hong Kong. Hong Kong doesn't require an entry visa. They ... 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