Beautiful Garden

Ancient City

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April 3rd 2009
Sorry about the delay everyone! I know I said I'd have this second half of my trip typed up for you to enjoy a couple of days ago, but I lied. I had to play catch-up this week after missing classes Monday because of food poisoning. But, I'm better now, and it's the weekend here, so on with the show! After leaving Inner Mongolia Monday night (3/23), we arrived at 2 am in Xi'an Tuesday. We caught ... read more

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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