Chinese Dinner in CT

Preparation for China

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June 10th 2007
Travel preparations for this educational trip to China range from basic, e.g., find a really comfortable pair of sandals and buy them, to complex, run tests on cameras and other gear that must be in best working order. I just bought a Berlitz course in Mandarin that is supposed to help you become fluent in 30 days, trouble is I bought it 27 days too late to become fluent for this trip; we leave J ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Suzhou

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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