Atop The Great Wall of China

Catch up

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August 19th 2006
HI! Sorry I have left you all hanging for the last couple of days. So....what have I been doing? Well, on Thursday was my last day of work so I went through the whole tradition of gift giving and well wishing to my colleagues. I must admit that when I left the office that day, I was actually sad, because these people had been so kind to me and yet I probably will never see them again. F ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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