So many kinds of tea!

Christmas fun in Urumqi

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December 5th 2012
On Monday, December 3rd, Rhonda and I went shopping for Christmas stuff for our respective apartments and roommates. We made a stop in a tea shop and the sales ladies tried to sell us their teas by having us sit down for a tea ceremony, which was most enjoyable! It took until two days later on Wednesday night for my roommates and I to all be home together so we could decorate our tree. So our C ... 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