Christmas morning

Christmas again in Shenzhen

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January 6th 2010
Christmas once again in Shenzhen. This was my second in China but my first without any family. My sister came to spend Christmas with me last year. She was studying in Florence at the time. But now the whole of my family resides in the U.S. and I am the only one living abroad. I invited Kim and Michelle to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at my apartment. I got a Christmas tree and decorated ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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