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Xixi Wetlands

Dragon Boat Festival and World Cup

June 20th 2010
Hello everybody, happy fathers day to all dads out there! Here is a weekly update: DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL: Wednesday was the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a very important holiday here. It's based around an ancient Chinese love story that ended with one of the lovers drowning. To celebrate the holiday, the local people build boats shaped like dragons and race them at XiXi (pronounced Shee-shee) ... read more
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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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Hi! This is David Simpson's travel blog. I will be in China for six weeks, leaving on May 17th and returning to Raleigh on July 1st. Please click on the subscribe button and you will get an email when I post an update. I will post written updates and photos about once a week. Please note that you can comment on my posts. Since I won't have facebook or a cell phone, this will be the best way for me to keep in touch with many of you. Thanks for following!... full info
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