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Beach party....at the disco.

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September 30th 2010
Here's an entry from the cultural side of the ledger: Chinese Disco Chinese Discos (the ones I've been to in Yunnan, at least) are not like discos in the west. Dancefloor? Don't make me laugh. There's room to dance, but with enough room for 3 people at a time, max. Mostly, it's tables full of beer bottles with drinking games going on, and oh yes, lots of cigarette smoking. And every hour ... 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