Judith, Peter, Me, and Leo

First Day in China

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April 27th 2008
I arrived! After I got off the plane, I followed the crowd to immigration /customs, and my bag was held to be checked for fish, meat or vegetables. (Did my socks smell that bad?) I got my passport stamped, and I then went to find my contact. He sent a driver and translator to pick me up. They were in a crowd of hundreds of people waiting for friends and family arrive from America. But aft ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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