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Jet Lag Is A *@%&!

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August 5th 2010
Ok so since we were up so early (4 a.m.) we were the first people to be seated for the breakfast buffet (6 a.m.) Bao decided to indulge in a standard Chinese breakfast otherwise known as a powdered sugar doughnut and I had the traditional ancient Chinese elixir of the gods a.k.a. cappucino. But I did have some Chinese food, I did, such as a 1,000 year egg (you know that is just the name, right?) ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » XiCheng District

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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