Daliain's welcoming committee

Dalian, China

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October 15th 2009
Before we begin here, we were informed that all of China is on the one time zone which is unusual as the country appears to have at least 2 ½ hours time span but in Beijing they do what they want. Now Dalian is BIG and I had never heard of it until I saw it on the list of ports of call. I suspect that pollution is a bit of an issue and the sky is hazy and only blue overhead. The city is enormous; ... read more

Asia » China » Liaoning » Dalian

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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