Yangtze Park, Wuhan

Letter from Wuhan

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September 19th 2011
Today marks the end of my first two weeks in China. I’ve returned to teach English at HUST (Huzhong University of Science and Technology), where I taught in July last year. I’m enjoying being back. This is the first time I’ve returned to an international destination so soon after my first visit. I feel very comfortable here. While the campus and Wuhan itself are large and populous, 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