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In A Manner Of Peking - Impressions of China

May 5th 2010
In A Manner Of Peking - Impressions of China The majority of my blogs are about places. Places are easy to write about. There are good reasons why descriptions of favourite teddies are where you start your literary exploits at primary school. And then, if you’re me, you add a few obscure references, the odd atrocious pun and some trivial throw-away comments in a vague hope that it wi ... read more
Asia » China

Chinese Flag 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
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