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Sidewalk

This is the famous yellow path. The one pictured here is by the subway track and so you will notice the bumps are round so that the blind know to stop.
How have you survived?

July 6th 2006
All right, so I've confirmed with a native Beijinger that the yellow path is indeed for the blind. Now, I must clear up something that has not much to do with China, but everything to do with survival. First of all, before I start this discussion I must credit my teacher, Ron. Otherwise I would have no basis for writing on this topic. Still, I must put a disclaimer to notify all of my readers that ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing

Chinese Flag 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
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