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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]
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] Blog: Beijing
Date: August 26th 2009
The beds are really low to the ground and the mattresses are really hard, so you wake up in the middle of the night all stiff and out of sorts and have to turn over. Even sleeping on your back requires some turns early in the morning. I awoke around 5:30 to a beautiful Beijing sunrise (smog and mist). Everyone’s time is really messed up and we are all morning people now. I seem to get tired ... read more
Date: August 26th 2009
The beds are really low to the ground and the mattresses are really hard, so you wake up in the middle of the night all stiff and out of sorts and have to turn over. Even sleeping on your back requires some turns early in the morning. I awoke around 5:30 to a beautiful Beijing sunrise (smog and mist). Everyone’s time is really messed up and we are all morning people now. I seem to get tired ... read more
