Lin Zexu statue

Venturing out of Wunderbar

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October 17th 2010
Other than my morning outings, I don’t make very many opportunities to get out of the office. I’d started feeling like I really needed some time away from work, so took my translator Ally shopping. It took me over 2 hours from the time I’d decided we should walk out the door, to actually walk out the door. But in the end we did it, and we headed for Haizhu District to find some markets. Have ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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