Twin beds...

One Giant Noodle

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September 2nd 2013
Overview: Weather: • Humid • Generally hot • One rainy day so far (we did not have an umbrella yet…) • Blue skies! What we’ve eaten: • Lots of noodles • Baozi – steamed bread filled with meat and other things • Dumplings • Duck • Eggplant The most important lesson learned this week: • Never take the small things ... 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