Street art near the Vietnamese Embassy

A Beijing Christmas and Hong Kong New Years

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January 8th 2009
It’s been awhile—the holidays were a blur here as I went to Beijing for Christmas and Hong Kong for New Years with my friend Sulava from college. Here’s a somewhat brief overview from the last few weeks. Christmas in Shenzhen: It was very strange being away for Christmas. Not many people celebrate it here, and the lack of Christians assures unbridled commercialism without any of the “tru ... 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