Praying Chinese

now that i'm here

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August 2nd 2006
first, for all of you who don't know: mid of june i fished my studies and therefore i decide to do a little travelling befor beginning to work or start my phd. after a while i decided for china and finally i had to wait for the wedding of my sister on 29th of july before i could go. so on 1st of august i flew away from vienna to shanghai, where i landed today 9 o'clock local time. the flight was p ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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