Nanjing

Close but not quite

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August 8th 2010
I took the bus down to Nanjing from Qingdao because otherwise I would have to wait a week until the train had a seat available. I guess that it is on the same route as the Shanghi to Beijing so it is always full of travelers. I decided that I would force myself to be in a better mood since otherwise I would start to hate traveling and I still have a long time left to go. I got into the hostel and ... 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