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Hainan Vacation, Part 3

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November 4th 2009
After a long hiatus, here is the continuation of my vacation... My full day in Bo'ao, I decided to go biking. Being able to bike is one of the things I miss the most in Shenzhen (I didn't really bike in Philly either, but I missed it there, too), but the traffic is really out of control. Things seemed slightly better in Bo'ao, and the innkeeper had a few suggestions of interesting places to g ... read more

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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