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HangZhou eh?

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November 30th 2007
Hang Zhou eh? Well it’s the morning of “day 2” here at Hang Zhou and the start of a crazy week that finishes with a trip to Qingdao (back home we call it Tsing Tsao). For those of you who enjoy perusing the “fancy” section of the Brewers Retail that’s where the big Chinese beer comes from. If I understand my history properly the city was ceded to the Germans around the time the Chines ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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