the finished wall

last days in hk

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September 25th 2007
haha! i'm writing this from beijing, but i'm going to save that story for the next entry, because i want to get in a quick one with the photos from our farewell barbecue - yes, that's right, very aussie of us, on sunday arvo we had a farewell barbecue at the sai kung flat, which doubled as a housewarming for mickey and jess as well. despite the category one typhoon (which made it rain inter ... read more

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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