skinning dog on street

photos and china life

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September 15th 2010
Ben's Chinese friend 'Sury' took us to play Mah Jong in a posh Mah Jong resaurant. There, a casual conversation about the weather (whether or not a typhoon was coming) led to Sury telling us that her dad is a Bomber Pilot in the Chinese army. She told us that she sometimes goes for rides in the plane with him, and this was followed by a prompt offer for us to go for a ride in the bomber plane. ... read more

Asia » China » Hainan

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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