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Getting around in China, Oranges & Art

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January 25th 2010
Hello all, Happy 2010! January whizzed by cold and rainy. Winter in Shaoguan doesn't bring snow or severe cold, just a monotonous, damp cold that chills to the bone, even though the thermometer never drops below 40. All this will end soon so really an easy winter compared to what Chicago, Hartford and other places experience. Until this week, I've been buried in the crush of students' final e ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shaoguan

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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