A wise man

Walking in Hangzhou

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May 25th 2008
After our fun few days in Shanghai, we took the bus to Hangzhou, the "number 1" tourist city of China. Before I start, I just want to say that we quickly noticed how loud Chinese people speak. Seriously, one would think they're in a fight or something. Just sitting in this Internet room (in which we had to give our passports, interesting) two guys are screaming at each other so we all turned aroun ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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