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sorry for you, you aren't here

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August 17th 2006
i woke up at 6.30 or so and started with some coffee and cookies again. after an inspection of the bathroom, i decided that i could skip the shower. just brushing the teeth next to this stinking hole that's supposed to be the toilet actually was unpleasant enough. then i went to the train station and without any problems got on the train to pingyao. i had a bed, which was quite useless, since i ... 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