the start line

Tanggu Dragon Boat Races

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October 22nd 2008
It took us two weeks of practice to prepare for these races. We practiced on the Haihe or, Ocean River, that runs through central Tianjin. The race itself was on the coast, which was about an hour drive east. Our team was comprised solely of foreign students studying at Nankai University. There were teams from Macao, Shanghai, Beijing, Italians, Russians, and Hong Kong among other places. Each rac ... 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