The Clinic

Day 2

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May 26th 2009
It's been a full day today. I started with an early "American" breakfast at the hostel - 2 eggs, toast, bacon and sausage and of course, coffee. One of the other hostellers told me where an acupuncture clinic was and he was kind enough to draw me a map. That's where I headed at the beinning of the morning. It was probably about a mile away from the hostel and by the time I got there, my back w ... 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