Inside the Hutong

It May be the Olympics, but its Still China

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May 2nd 2007
Hey Folks, This has been the week of all weeks. I've done a lot and think its all really worth writing, so I'll try to keep things brief. On friday after class some friends and I decided to go to Beijing's underground city museum. During the sixties, Mao Zedong felt that building an intricate system of tunnels under Beijing would be a fabulous idea. Not only was he afraid of nuclear attack ... 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