China-Japan Friendship

Travel Seminar-Xi'an 西安

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February 13th 2009
你好！ I am currently on a two-week traveling seminar which takes me from the ancient central city of Xi'an to the present day Beijing and the futuristic Shanghai. I have not had much of a chance to get on the internet since the seminar has started but will try and recap a bit of what has happened in the last six days. On Sunday, February 9th we flew from Beijing to Xi'an. The plane ride was ... read more

Asia » China

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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