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The Fourth of July

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July 4th 2008
friday i tried to celebrate the fourth as best i could, which meant eating american food and getting drunk with americans. the restaurant we went to was called 'grandmas kitchen'. i had a cheeseburger and fries that cost about the same as about ten dinners altogether i usually have here (80 kuai). Me and two others got seperated from the group on the way to this restaurant so we ended up going to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district » Central Business district

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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