Fireworks display in Jiāxīng

Crossing the Vietnam-China Border: Learning the Hard Way

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February 25th 2008
There is only one way to say it: China is tremendous. Quaint, wonderful and tremendous. We've been so well treated since we have arrived, that our arms are black with repeated pinching. However, the trip to China, and navigating to Jīaxīng was not always so easy, though it was character building... We left Hanoi by bus (as all the trains were full) and headed to the Vietnam-China border. The ... read more

Asia » China

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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