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Tianmuhu Weekend

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October 26th 2009
This past weekend I visited the area of Tianmuhu, which is about a 3 1/2 hour drive by bus outside of Shanghai. I went with the staff from my school- about 20-30 people went (all of which were Chinese). I was the only English teacher who went, and it was a lot of fun! There are a good number of the teachers at my school that speak English well, so they did a good job of keeping me in the loop! W ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu

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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