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Welcome to China: Which way to the lou?:

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July 8th 2007
Well it hasn’t been even 24 hours in mainland China (in Guangzhao) and my intestines are on strike. A few minutes after eating last night Richie and I watched a group of locals come in and thoroughly wash their bowls and chopsticks in boiling hot tea before eating. Whoops. Looks like I’ll delay that 10 hour bus to Guilin and stay in my hostel for long enough to give everyone an update. Yay! T ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more