Year of the Rabbit

Firework Madness! 新年快乐

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February 3rd 2011
Hi All, So we've managed to pass into the Chinese New Year unscathed. It's been fun here for the last few days. There is a real sense of families getting together and enjoying themselves. I must say thank you to Sandy who invited us into her family's home for a new year celebration meal. It was our first time into a Chinese home so it was very special. Yesterday I cooked us a meal and then we ... read more

Asia » China » Hunan » Shaoyang

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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