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Along the Way

A Day of Contradictions

June 26th 2010
Tried to sleep in but someone woke up me at 730 when they left. Nothing is worth getting up that early for on a Saturday. I spent most of my morning being lazy and reading before finally leaving around 11am. The goal was the Jade Buddha Temple (again) and if I got there around lunchtime I was hoping for few crowds. I knew what I had done wrong before and was ready to get it right! I got off ... read more
Asia » China » Shanghai

Chinese Flag 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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