a yard in Suzhou

shanghai, dogs and views from up high.

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April 16th 2010
why is it that for the past four nights I have been woken by a dream of Shanghai and the sound of clinking cutlery? why is the woman in the yellow shawl alone? walking down the steps in Parliament Square? Why is it so easy to give away my dream to a daughter who deserves the chance? and, why was it so easy for the boy with blue skin to fill the vessel of trust with lies and deceipt? ... 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