Wei Chun (in yellow)

Wei Chun,....and the others

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June 15th 2009
Yesterday was a very sad day for me. I had to say goodbye to all my little friends at the orphanage where I've been volunteering. The administration has closed it to volunteers—just as they did when there was SARS and bird flu-- for an undetermined time because of the now-declared swine flu "pandemic" in the world. Although understandable, I can’t help thinking this Chinese institution has c ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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