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January 2nd 2011
We had to wake up early in order to catch our flight to Beijing. It was said to leave Nanjing because by then we knew our trip was coming to an end. Our flight left Nanjing at 9 am and we flew China Eastern Airlines. I sat near the back of the plane with Camille and a local Chinese girl named Kate who was going to Beijing for business. I worked on my blog for a little bit during the flight. When w ... 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