City centre, demonstration, mosque, zhengzhou 16-10-10 (7)

Anti-Japanese feeling running high

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October 17th 2010
Hi All, Well we went for a day out into the city. We wanted to see a church and a mosque but unfortunatly both of them were closed so we only saw them from the outside which was a shame. Whilst we were walking around we stumbled upon an anti-Japanese demonstrations. The people demonstrating seemed to be mainly students and it appeared to be in good humour. I can't tell you what they were sho ... 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