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The Hutongs

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May 9th 2007
After the drum tower my mom and I went to look for some batteries, because I was dumb enough to forget them! Haha. While living in Shanghai, I know prices of things like batteries...for a pack of 8 Energizer or good batteries, it is about 16rmb. We walked in to a little shop, and because we were foreign, the woman tried to sell us 8 batteries for 48rmb!!! That is one reason I am happy I have live ... 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