Mainland China 3

The Reason

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March 25th 2014
Last 6AM of this week as the class drove towards Shenzhen, immigration stop, blah blah blah. Today was different though. We went further into mainland China and there definitely is a different vibe. (see pictures) The places seemed a few years behind from Hong Kong and the immediate city of Shenzhen. Buildings just seemed a bit off and the infrastructure just was not all there. (see pictures) ... 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