A bike lot in Chunxi Lu

How to Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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September 24th 2010
We had no classes on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday this week because it is the Chinese mid-Autumn festival. There has been a program going on nonstop in the auditorium. We can hear it every time we pass. And it is like rush hour all the time all over the city. This is how you celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival: 1) Go shopping! I think half of Chengdu's population was in Chunxi Lu this week. ... 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