Simatai Blue

Setting Off...

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January 28th 2007
After arriving back in Beijing following a relaxing break in the States, I'm ready to set off yet again. Tonight I will fly to Chengdu, arriving around midnight. With a dorm bed booked at The Loft hostel, it should be interested finally being completely on my own in China. Hopefully the past semester has prepared me enough for whatever will come my way in the next month. Read on to the ne ... 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