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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]
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] Blog: our rainy day getaway and our sunny return
Date: January 30th 2009
The kids and I went to She Shan on Wednesday. It was about an hour twenty minute journey via 2 subways and a taxi on the way there (door to door) and a little less than an hour on the way back by taxi. I thought the subway would be more adventurous but it turned to just be more difficult. I had to lug a suitcase up and down many flights of stairs--where there were no escalators. Emily was immediat ... read more
Date: January 30th 2009
The kids and I went to She Shan on Wednesday. It was about an hour twenty minute journey via 2 subways and a taxi on the way there (door to door) and a little less than an hour on the way back by taxi. I thought the subway would be more adventurous but it turned to just be more difficult. I had to lug a suitcase up and down many flights of stairs--where there were no escalators. Emily was immediat ... read more
