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Fun Stuff!! In Jining

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September 28th 2010
Finally...FINALLY...after living in Jining for upwards of six months, and never once bothering to explore the city...I finally explored the city. Seeing my impending status as a quitter of Jining, and having a fellow couchsurfer come down to the city, I knew the opportunity to explore was ripe. I might have learned the city earlier, Dubai-style, by taking buses to the back of beyond and then r ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Jining

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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