Hong Kong

Back up and running!

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February 25th 2011
I have returned to China with a vengeance! Flying into Hong Kong on a misty and rainy night I only stayed as long as it took me to get a new Chinese visa. I wanted a six month multiple entry, what I got was a two month double entry with the added rule that after one month I have to leave the country and re-enter it. So a great start to China you could say! The visa took 4 days to process in th ... 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