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Initial impressions of China

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June 1st 2014
We've been in China just over two weeks and have seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt a barrage of sensations, often more rapidly than we can assimilate. We wander along as overloaded carts and trucks weave between cars, buses, and throngs of scooters bearing all sorts of riders from young men revving their throttles to elegantly dressed women gliding by in silks and hats. Sometimes entire famil ... read more

Asia » China

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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