Sunny May Day 20140501_123434

Sunny May Day

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May 1st 2014
Hi All, I know it's been a while but to be honest the weather hasn't been its best and I haven't had time either. Finally the sun has come out and it's also the May Day holiday so I went out on my new bike for a ride around. It doesn't take long before you're out of the city and into the countryside. It's a long time since I've been in the north of the city, it has really changed. It was like a ... 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