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The token gross picture

Ok, I'm sorry to include this, but the kids love this shot. Look carefully in the foreground and you'll see a pile of (human) poo! Ironically it's right behind a public toilet, however, I'm sure there is a fee for the bathroom.
It's Just Like Venice...Well Almost

February 11th 2008
Today the kids and I traveled just an hour by car to another world. We often say we live in a bubble in Shanghai, well today we went to China! Tongli (Tong-lee) is one of many water villages just west of Shanghai. The area is said to be the Venice of the East. The area is flat, and apparently very low, and is covered with water - rivers, canals, ponds, and lakes. People here really live with t ... read more
Asia » China » Jiangsu » Tongli

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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