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Hainan Vacation, Part 1

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October 11th 2009
Due to various internet difficulties, there were a number of blog posts that got written and were not published, so I thought that it would be easiest if I just gave you the summary of my vacation (with pictures!) broken down into however many parts I feel like. The first day of my vacation was National Day, which honestly wasn't very different than any other day except that there were people s ... read more

Asia » China » Hainan » Haikou

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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