If only the tin opener had been invented in my day

Strange pie spied in Beijing...

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September 9th 2006
Ni hao women de pungyou ... jintian nimen gaoxing ma? And for those of you who cannot understand the above... hello to our friends, are you happy today? Time to put our Mandarin lessons into practise! First, and possibly the biggest challenge travelling in China is obtaining a ticket to get to your next destination. Trains are often full & you can spend days waiting for tickets ... if you're ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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