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Life in the villages

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April 12th 2011
Greetings. I've not written owt for a bit. The reason for this is relatively simple. I recently asked an ex-VSO China volunteer (a recent escapee) for a bit of information over the internet. They happened to comment that China was a fascinating place to live and a shit place to work. I guess this has become all too apparent, and I've been counting the days, inbetween occasional lapses into minor i ... 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