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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]
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] Blog: China: A few days in the life of ME!
Date: March 8th 2007
When we first arrived at Buckland Teachers College we were taught a few Chinese phrases to get us by like 'how much?', 'too expensive!', 'Hello, how are you?' and 'I am a teacher, I have no money' so shopkeepers dont think just because I am a foreigner that I have lots of money. Soooo.... I have been happily going along saying..wo shi lao shi saying it exactly as it reads, but the first shi is ... read more
Date: March 8th 2007
When we first arrived at Buckland Teachers College we were taught a few Chinese phrases to get us by like 'how much?', 'too expensive!', 'Hello, how are you?' and 'I am a teacher, I have no money' so shopkeepers dont think just because I am a foreigner that I have lots of money. Soooo.... I have been happily going along saying..wo shi lao shi saying it exactly as it reads, but the first shi is ... read more
