Chinese Santa

Christmas Shopping Marathon

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December 19th 2010
My friends were determined to get their Christmas shopping done today and then immediately pack it all up and ship it off, which by the way, isn't cheap. They brought a bunch of stuff with them and then we hit the Small Commodities Market, where they proceeded to buy a bunch more stuff to ship back home. We had to leave early so we could fit all the shopping in before the post office closed. ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong » Weihai

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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