The Great Wall

Breaking the system. 9-11 February, Beijing

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February 11th 2008
We're now sitting in the trainstation again, writing. We have just forced a chinese cafe to give their first refund ever, probably. They gave us two old, dry, lousy cakes for 18 yuan each! And we gave them hell... After many minutes debating and many more trying to ignore our angry stares, they finally caved in. A victory for every capitalist out there! In our last entry we forgot to mention a ... 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