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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: The Kindness of Strangers
Date: October 1st 2009
Date: October 1st 2009
The Kindness of Strangers
The first instance of the impenetrable language barrier rearing it’s head on me in China came when I attempted to purchase train tickets from Nanning to Guilin. Having been forewarned, I took special care to write down the number of tickets, date, and ideal time of this departure beforehand. I can only get down on my knees and thank the Gods above that the ... read more
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