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The East Coast Swing

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September 25th 2007
Most girls have a tendency for running late, not I. If you know me, you know how much I value punctuality. If you’re on time, you’re late. That’s my motto. Mad dashes to the train station are out of the question. No sir. No way would we arrive at the train station (nay, just be getting off the subway) at 9:29 knowing full well that our train will promptly depart (as most trains do in China ... 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