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Another Excursion - Hangzhou

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October 20th 2011
After the birthday celebrations on Tuesday, Datri and I were looking at the calendar, and noting that we had no other breaks in the schedule after our current week off, decided that we needed to get out of town again, even though we'd just recently went to Putuoshan. We had to be back for a dinner with the Producers and Managers on the 20th, so that meant only one night away, and preferably so ... 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