The Three-Legged Race

Happy Children's Day, Suckers!

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June 1st 2010
So when I was a kid, I celebrated Mothers' Day with great zeal. (I've forgotten about it of late. I didn't even know it was Mothers' Day this year. Until after Mothers' Day.) I would buy a gift and chocolates and sometimes serve my mom breakfast in bed. Fathers' Day I celebrated somewhat less--I would generally give my stepfather a card, and maybe call my real father in Britain. But upon ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Jining

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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