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Getting some American Football practice

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July 11th 2007
Up on the Great Wall We were pretty exhausted from Shanghai, and excitedly boarded the sleeper train for Beijing having heard that it was the nicest of the trains we would take. We were getting into Beijing at 9:30, so we'd be able to get a good nights sleep. Our hearts sunk when we found ... 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