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October 4th 2006
WEDNESDAY According to her Canadian SOS doctor, Amanda was to stick to a diet of apple juice mixed with water, pear soup, and plain porridge on her first day. We found a Porridge place Taidong, a walking street not too far from our hotel. The walking street is a very popular place; it's home to Qingdao's Walmart. Yep. Walmart. Sad, isn't it. The street is cool, though. Many of the building ... 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