Exploring Beijing 012

Exploring Beijing

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August 28th 2015
I know I've been REALLY bad at updating this blog, so this semester I'm going to try really hard to write one blog post a week. However, we'll see how that goes. I left Taiwan on August 26th, but Katie and I left Tunghai University on the 25th. The last week there was filled with presentations and tests, it was somewhat stressful, but manageable. On the last day of our program, we all went out to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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