The Noodle Shop Downtown

Counterfit Coke-a-Cola and a Manly Christmas Themed Blanket

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October 1st 2010
Ahhh...another trip to beautiful, friendly downtown Weihai. I was fortunate enough to snag the last manly looking Christmas themed blanket (for my teenage son - who still cares about these sort of things) for 30 quai at the little stall just inside of the building where the tailors are located. Most of the blankets and sheets in China are brightly colored floral patterns. Enough said. Boug ... 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