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Afternoon with my students

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March 22nd 2009
A few of my students wanted to invite me out over the weekend. Originally I *thought we were going to journey somewhere to see the Pear Blossoms, but either I was confused or they changed their minds. We ended up taking a cab about 10 minutes away to a nice park. The name of it I think involves a B, I, G, and U-maybe an O in there somewhere, but it is the place to go on weekends to relax and kick ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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