At Baotu Springs

A Life-Changing 24 Hours in Jinan

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September 26th 2010
I went to Jinan the other week. I took some lovely pictures there, and I would like to share the experience. Jinan is the city I initially flew into from Cambodia; it's where my co-LanguageCorps buddy is working at this time. I will be frank--the city depressed me horribly the first time. I arrived after a blissful month in Cambodia; Jinan was cold, grey, barren, and I couldn't find my way a ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Ji'Nan

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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