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Wonders, Challenges, and Magic

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April 25th 2007
My last night in China. It's almost 22.00 and I have to get up early tomorrow to taxi to the airport for my 11.00 flight. It's rush hour, so it may take up to an hour to get there. China is magical. The people have charmed me. With only one exception they have been friendly, helpful, cheerful and incredibly willing to go out of their way to help a stranger. Not just a stranger, but a foreigner ... 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