bird's nest

Catching the Olympic Spirit, Summer Palace and Shopping at the Pearl Market

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July 20th 2009
Ni Hao from super hot Beijing! The temperatures rose to 37C today and all the students had their hats, sunscreen and umbrellas up while also drinking lots of water to beat the heat! We hope that in sending you this blog you might feel some of the “heat”/excitement of the students and the team here knowing that you aren’t having temperatures as high back home! From the supervisors, we are s ... 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