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Back to 'reality'

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September 15th 2008
Hey all, Well, autumm is well and truly underway, and we have acclimatized ourselves to life back in Shanghai. Rounds of fireworks at midnight last night barely shook us, as we realized they heralded the ongoing Autumn festival, which culminates this week with the end of a ten-day holiday break. We've even almost finished our annual complimentary boxes of mooncakes from management. Even thou ... 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