A Beautiful Seaside Monument

Misadventures in Qingdao

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June 15th 2010
As you well know, I had this past weekend off due to the Dragon Boat festival. That means I could lie down, relax, and take the weight of my traumatized and bandaged left foot, right? NO. Instead, I resolved to go traipsing around Shandong province all weekend. Although my foot was aching and throbbing and bleeding and festering the whole time, I got on the bus and headed up Qingdao. It w ... 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