We're going no where

The Defeated Traveler

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November 8th 2009
What an interesting day I had. I am supposed to be in southwest China in Xichang, Sichuan Province right now, but instead I’m sitting in our house in Shanghai. I’m going there to visit the schools and children supported by the charity I volunteer for (http://www.CharlesFoundation.org). The plan was to fly to Chengdu and then on to Xichang, but instead I was grounded in Shanghai, on the ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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