Sen

Happy Solar New Year!

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January 1st 2007
China may be known for it's massive celebrations of the Lunar New Year, but it still parties along with the rest of the world during the January 1st New Year, too. Most of the foreigners living in Shenzhen went into Hong Kong to enjoy a drunken New Year's Eve with a zillion other people, but Sen and I chose to stay in Shenzhen and take part in the city's festivities. Actually, we had no plans un ... 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