matt and monica

Tea Market / Birthday

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September 30th 2009
The last few days have been really fun; I have quite a bit to write about for such a short time. On Friday we went to La Bamba at 6 o’clock. La Bamba is the restaurant above Propaganda, which is the most popular bar/club in our area. As I’m sure you figured out, it is Mexican food, which is a big deal in China because all the Chinese people I have asked have never even tried Mexican food. It ... 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