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China, the closing chapter

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January 14th 2010
After the duck we rounded up a group, my three other traveling companions, an awesome Scotsman, Alan and four lovely ladies, all of whom were staying at our hostel and were fellow teachers on vacation from Korea. We finally hailed a cab and made it to the 'back lakes' area where we were fortunate enough to find a club/bar that was big enough to have some loud music and dancing and plenty of peopl ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Olympic Park

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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