Phyllis

Countryside

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February 15th 2005
Ok, if you remember my last ramblings you will no doubt recall my wish to visit Suzhou "The Venice of the East". I left shanghai clutching a ticket to Suzhou, hopped on a train and waited, the journey was supposed to take about 2 hours. 5 hours later the train stopped and lots of people seemed to be getting off. this must be it thought i and i asked the old lady next to me (in my very best chi ... read more

Asia » China

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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