Photo on 2011-09-09 at 11.17 #4

Garrison Keillor in China?

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September 28th 2011
My Dear Friends, Upon my arrival in China, I decided that I would try my very hardest to take in everything Chinese during every moment of the day--even when I am alone at home. For a while this worked out. I only watched Chinese TV and tried my best to go out and explore by my self on my days off. Eventually though, I couldn't take it any more. I couldn't understand anything that was b ... 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