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First half of Shantou trip

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March 13th 2010
The flight to Shantou was my 9th time using the Beijing Airport, so I guess I’m pretty much an expert now. Everything went smoothly, I took public buses to get there because I had all day this time. It took about an hour and a half, and it only cost about 50 cents, not bad considering I went all the way across Beijing. The flight was a little less than three hours. When I got to Shantou it was ... 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