Esplanade I

Xiamen Surprise

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July 16th 2010
A day is skipped when traveling to the Far East from the Far West, like from California to China. A redeye flight from Frisco International. Final destination is Xiamen, a small coastal city in the Fujian Province in the southeastern part of China. I have never been there. I have never been to China, period. Writing the word period at the end of a sentence may seem a tad bit redundant and moronic, ... read more

Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen

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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