Shaoxing Photo 5

Shaoxing

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November 14th 2011
Sunday was our last day trip of the semester. We got up at 7:00 to take a bus to Shaoxing. Like Qiandao Lake, I was a little reluctant to go, but since this trip was required, I didn’t go through the same struggle. Our van driver was 45 minutes late which upset me because I could have slept that much longer. But Miss Li brought peanut butter sandwiches and oranges for us to eat, so I was appease ... 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