View of the city

Labor Day

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June 4th 2010
Labor Day! May 1st was Labor Day here in China. We all had the Saturday off and celebrated by taking a walk through Lian Hua Shan Park (along with a few thousand other people). Nothing funny happened, so I’ve no quirky story from the day. It was really hot and humid that day. We met at Bruce and Rosemary’s apartment then walked over the park and started the ascent. Lian Hua Shan has quite a l ... 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