First Meeting

First Day in Hangzhou

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August 26th 2011
Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy learning a little about China through my experience! This is my first full day in Hangzhou; we arrived last night about 9:00 after a 2 and a half hour van ride from Shanghai Airport. I’m sorry to say, I saw little of our journey to Hangzhou because it was getting dark, and more so because I fell asleep. I feel a little bad ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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