Forbidden City

Fasionable people doing questionable things

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February 5th 2009
"Fasionable people doing questionable things" were the lyrics blasting in our iPods as we sat in an empty gate staring with wide eyes at our 777 plane docked and getting loaded with luggage. We were at the airport 3 hours early and our plane was delayed by about a half hour, yet (and without reason) we were minutes from missing our flight. As I passed my headphones to Alex to listen to the song, a ... 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