P1010417

Freshers' Military Show

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October 13th 2010
On the day the Freshers had all been training for, we made it a priority to find a way into the show. If you haven't read the previous entry, basically all of the First Year students are required to do military training for 17 days when they first arrive at university, and on this day, there was to be a climactic show on campus where they would show off what they had learned. A guard at the en ... read more

Asia » China » Hainan » Haikou

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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