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Great Hall of the People

It's Huge

August 18th 2010
I was up early today thanks to my stupendous roommate. Sure, I wanted to get up early, but I'd have preferred it to be by my own alarm clock. I enjoyed my free egg, toast, and fruit breakfast before hobbling off to catch the bus south. We rounded a corner, and there it was, Tiananmen Square. My first glimpse was awing. It was even bigger than I'd imagined! They were setting up a stage in t ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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