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Some excerpts from the past few days and today

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June 2nd 2009
The past few days and today were spent exploring the city. There's so much to tell that I'm not sure I can remember it all, much less in one cohesive, chronological series of events, sohere are some excerpts from the past few days and today. Two nights ago, a small group of us ventured to a park on the river. It's obviously a very popular place as it was packed with both the young and old. W ... read more

Asia » China » Tianjin

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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