Lizzie, Tom and Vicki's Appartment

In this edition find out: 'What is in fashion in Chinese restaurants', 'What really happened when potato met shrimp', and 'A full insight into the world of Chinese gentle touching'

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January 12th 2007
10th January 2007 Plastic palm trees; the ultimate in style Today was the first of one of our tongxuemen's birthday's. Vicki turned twenty-one today, and it being her first birthday away from family, we did our best to give her a good day. After classes, all five of us had lunch in a restaurant of her choosing. It was quite nice in a posh sort of way. Well, posh by Chinese st ... 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