Mmmmm, scorpion

Is that brain?

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April 13th 2009
We had a stop at a jade factory and the ladies bought an obscene amount of jewellery but T and me, not being big shoppers, amused ourselves by practicing converting the price of all this stuff from yuan, repeatedly stating “holy crap, that’s as much as a trip” and walking away shaking our heads. To each his own, but my own would opt for airfare to India or a road trip back home rather than ... 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