China Pavillon

Made in China (Day 136 to Day 154)

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June 2nd 2010
In our less than non-functional hostel in Beijing, I had to keep my room key in one pocket and in the other ... the doorknob! The train we would take from Xi'an to Shanghai crashed two days before we took it, killing dozens of people. In Southern China, I spent my nights filling up with linens the one-inch wide gaps between the windows/doors frames and the walls, hunting mosquitos and hamster s ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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