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Not So Eww Bugs

Carolyn and I are holding dried centipedes held straight by thin strips of wood. They're used as natural remedies. I'm not sure what they treat though. Surprisingly they weren't gross at all.
Hospitals and Shopping

June 8th 2010
6/8/10 In the morning we were taken to the Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, where we will be learning about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the program. First we had orientation in the lecture room on the 12th floor. The next few paragraphs will contain my briefing of the notes I took, so feel free to skip over them if they are uninteresting. According to a study con ... read more
Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming

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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