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Some of the numerous children we met at the local mosque.
# 60 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Xiahe- The Children

May 5th 2007
One of my favourite activities whenever I arrive anywhere new, is to wander (often aimlessly) through back streets and up trails to get a feel for the "real life" experiences of the locals. It also affords me many opportunities to meet the locals and at least make an attempt at effective communication! My wanderings in and around Xiahe provided me with innumerable opportunities such as this. In ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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