Helen and me

Day one in Nanjing

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October 11th 2009
Wow, what a day! So to pick up where I left off...after breakfast we took to the streets. I thought that I was in the company of a few Nanjing frequenters...turns out that this was a new experience for the entire group. Ming is questionable since he did come on this trip last year with the same program...but if you know Ming at all...it is safe to say that we were all on our own out there. We ... read more

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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