The swimming dragon

(PART 2) Side by side, a world apart.

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September 18th 2010
After checking in at the hotel, and re-noodling our empty stomachs, me and Cassie went out for a wander around. Being overheated, I rather ingeniusly decided against wearing even one of my jackets for the next outing. I must say, the first twenty minutes were blissfully refreshing. However as I paced the streets looking for a machine that would aknowledge my bank cards as something other than use ... 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