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National Day Holiday

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October 13th 2007
Last week (Oct. 1-7) was the National Day holiday for Jiangsu province in China. It is similar to our Canada Day in July, but everyone gets a week holiday. Other provinces had either the full week off or a part of the week. Since we had taught straight through for 7 seven days before the holiday (we taught on the Saturday and Sunday too), we needed a break. On the Monday, we didn't really do mu ... 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