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The Venice of China...and a Sports Meeting

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October 27th 2007
Although I just, finally, made my post about the trip to Shanghai last weekend, you all get a double-whammy this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the students at Nanjing No. 13 School had what they call a "Sports Meeting" (equivalent to a Track and Field Meet). Tuesday morning we were asked to attend the Opening Ceremonies for the Sports Meeting. In Canada, the opening of a track an ... 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