Morning Exercise

The Large Torturing Machine

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October 3rd 2010
Photos: …..the change of weather to a cooler, more amenable temperature has brought with it a cold, slight sore throat & a hacking cough which I hope will be gone before the weekend. We get from Friday this week, (Guo Qi Jie, or National Day Holiday), to the next Thursday off but we do have to work the following weekend - again!. ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Yangzhou

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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