Interesting.

Arrival in Beijing

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February 5th 2009
Greetings！ After almost 25 hours of traveling because of a five-hour delay in the Chicaog O'hare airport, I arrived safely in Beijing. The airplane ride from Chicago to Beijing was interesting as I got sit next to this very sweet Chinese woman from Beijing. Between her limited English and my three semesters worth of Chinese, we managed to have a really great time talking. She was visiting her s ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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