Bridge in Wuzhen

Wuzhen, China

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August 11th 2010
Today we woke up at around 7:00 in order to be at People's Square by 7:30 to meet up with Tristan's friend, Irene and the tour group to Wuzhen. When we arrived, the area was very chaotic with Chinese people yelling and screaming. It was also hot as hell. Since I have been here, it has been damn hot and I have been feeling sweaty and gross. It's going to be nice going back to tolerable weather in t ... read more

Asia » China » Zhejiang

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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