A Boat on the Beach

CCTV Park

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October 31st 2010
We went on a class trip to the CCTV Park on the outskirts of Weihai. Since, I've been to most of the theme parks in Orlando, this park seems, well, to put it nicely, run down, but the kids had a blast and that's what counts. So, if you are going with the kids, by all means spend the 30 yuan it costs to get in. I was, however, a little confused on the theme. They had fairy tale statues Southwest ... 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