Right after the race

Dragon Boat Racing in Hangzhou

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July 6th 2009
This past weekend we were invited to participate in an international dragon boat racing competition. To promote tourism in Hangzhou, the local government paid for our whole weekend: our transportation to and from Hangzhou, a night in a luxury hotel and banquets for all of our meals. We left Shanghai early Saturday morning and arrived in Hangzhou around 11:30 am. After an amazing lunch we headed ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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