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Guten Tag Qingdao

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June 10th 2008
Ahhh....one last trip to Qindao, the sight of the upcoming Olympics Sailing Competition....a little sand, a little sailing (if vacariously) FINALLY time to kick back and relax. No running around to tourist sites having to see things...after all,we’ve seen the Great Wall already, and it’s counterpart in Qingdao is just the beginnings of the Great Wall itself. Who needs to see a piddly mound o ... 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