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China: The Cultural Significance of Custard Pies

May 30th 2010
China: The Cultural Significance of Custard Pies Sometimes it is easy to read too much into simple observations; to extrapolate generalisations from what is actually utterly insignificant. However I don’t think there’s any danger of me doing that as I analyse the custard pie buying habits of local Beijingers. The range and English names of custard pies here amuse me. So here are my ... read more

Asia » China

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

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I had been intending on solely writing my own journal during my time outside the Shires, but I love reading other people's travel stories, so I thought I'd add my penny to proceedings. I've no expectations as to who will be interested enough to read it but I'm guessing my main audience will be procrastinating friends and family wondering where I've bogged-off to and who fancy reading something other than TFL's latest update on engineering works on the Bakerloo line... For those who don't know I have a 9 month AIESEC internship in Beijing with a Chinese company and hop... full info

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