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Exploring Kaifeng

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October 18th 2009
KaiFeng, Henan China KaiFeng is a small yet old city in the eastern Henan Province in China. It’s only about an hour and a half from Xuzhou on the fast train. In May, we, along with another friend of ours, decided to take a trip there. Honestly, the only reason we went there was because our friend, Jane, was taking care of the tickets and had done all the research already. So with Jane a ... read more

Asia » China » Henan » Kaifeng

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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