oh the mess..in Hangzhou

Hangzhou, Lake Zhelin and Xi'hai Springs

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November 2nd 2009
Hello all! It has been a while since my last addition. So far, there has always been a place to visit or people to meet or things to do for the past few weeks. 2 weeks ago I think I came down with swine flu, because I was the sickest I have been since I could remember. I stayed in bed for 4 days shivering and lived 3 of those 4 days on the toilet, if you know what I mean. Thank God for my friend J ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangxi

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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