relaxing on the river

we were required to wear these stylish orange lifevests while floating down the river. The rafts were pushed along by two riverboat paddlers, who used long bamboo sticks to push us along. The water was only about 2 meters deep throughout.

Wuyishan and Xiamen

December 7th 2007
My fourth (I think) weekend here in Beijing I travelled south with Liu Lan's University of California Education Abroad Program. We spent two days visiting the mountainous region of Wuyishan, and then travelled by overnight train to Xiamen, the southernmost coastal city in China. Both were incredibly beautiful places, and a refreshing change of pace from Beijing's hustle and bustle, millions of p ... 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

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