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Park Life

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August 10th 2010
Over 15 million kilowatts (quote from newspaper China Daily) Beijing's power consumption on Friday, July 23 - the highest in the city’s history. Around a third was used by air conditioners You get the picture it’s been hot, hot, hot, but thank goodness the weather has finally broken and we have had some blue skies and proper sunshine and some cooler days, what a relief. (And for those of ... 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