The Qingdao brewery museum in Qingdao

Up near the Yellow Sea

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July 30th 2009
Thur 30 July - Back in Xian, the next morning we explored other hostels (as there was no availability at the Han Tang, attempted to copy our photos to USB and did some laundry. After booking a downstairs dorm at the Shuyuan hostel - a sweatbox but cheap and only for one night, we went shopping for food and to collect our laundry from the Han Tang (and also Bine’s shoes - someone forgot to pack â ... 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