A jazzed up Jazzie

Dongmen and the Fall

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November 18th 2008
Sunday, November 9, my friends and I went to see the new James Bond movie at a theatre in Dongmen. I've mentioned Dongmen before but it is such a wonder to behold that I feel it deserves a larger entry in my blog. The movie was enjoyable. I still have trouble accepting that soccer hooligan as James Bond, but he does well enough I suppose. Movies are expensive here. They can cost anywhere from Y40- ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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