Kung-Fu

Day Six...

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July 20th 2009
We are getting used to noodles and rice for breakfast although none for Rosie Amey and Sophie Chant who joined in with the military training - the Chinese Air Force are here working with the students of Nanhai School. The day began deceptively coolly but by the mid afternoon temperatures had soared. We learned words for directions and colours in our Chinese lesson at 9.30 am. We can now fin ... 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