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The New Year sausages are drying in the winter sun.  
   

The New Year sausages are drying in the winter sun.

Around the city of Taizhou, traditional foods, like these sausages, are almost ready for the dinner table.
#90 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (2008, The Year of the Rat)

January 2nd 2008
One of the most anticipated years in China's history has emerged and in a few weeks, the "Year of the Rat" will be announced in the Chinese Lunar Calendar as the Peoples Republic of China will celebrate its "Coming-Out" party to the world, hosting the 2008 Olympics with opening ceremonies scheduled for August, 8th. (08-08-08) The number 8 is a very auspicious number in Chinese culture indicati ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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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