On the canal

Are these fish from a river or the stagnant canal?

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May 29th 2009
More random China-isms. Eating meat and fish in China is interesting. For starters, every piece of meat has bones in it. And in true Chinese fashion, you stick the whole piece of meat in your mouth and attractively spit out any bones. Also in China fashion, you can spit the bones anywhere on the table. It’s not like there is a designated place to spit out bones. Into a bowl, on a dish, or just ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu

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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