Passing through Inspection

Day 1: Getting There

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October 12th 2009
Today I am waking up in Wuxi. It is 6:30 am China time which is 6:30 pm in USA. Im not sure what day it is...let me check...I know its Tuesday, but I have to find my calendar...oh, never mind, that will probably take too long. Let me look on the computer. Okay, I think I have it figured out. It is Tuesday, October 13th here, 6:30 am and Monday, October 12th there, 6:30 pm. Leaving Lafaye ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Wuxi

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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