FUNNY SIGN

FIRST DAY IN CHINA

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September 17th 2009
Arrived in China last night after two good flights. We met some Shanghai girls who are studying nursing in Adelaide - Jing (candy), Rong and Jing, they were very nice, and though Jack was Korean (ha ha) Today we went all over Beijing with Jack's father (ba ba). We went to the fish markets and picked up some fresh fish that we ate later that night at their Japanese restaurant (hen xian). We visi ... 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