Bird's Nest

We're all going on a Chinese Holiday.

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October 4th 2009
Sitting in Wuhan, the 'city in the middle of China', drinking a Tsingtao .... it's almost possible to forget the imposition Mao Zedong has put on this culture. Then we remember we never wanted to stay in Wuhan, let alone for two days or worse more! While the hassle for us started on the 18th September, the beginning goes back to 1st October 1949 and the creation of the Peoples Republic of Chin ... 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