Horse shaped liquor bottle

Peanut butter and Pizza Hut

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August 30th 2011
Not much going on today. We had our orientation class as usual. This time we discussed differences between home and China. Miss Li told us we would see things and wonder ‘Why do Chinese do this?’ We will make our own assumptions, but then she wants us to ask some Chinese to find the reason behind what they do. We have to write a journal entry for each week describing our experiences and observ ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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