Birthday cake with crazy Chinese candle

My Birthday in China

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December 15th 2011
My birthday fell on a teaching day so I made all six classes that I taught sing me happy birthday a few times and then make me birthday cards. I have never received 180 birthday cards on my birthday before! I was teaching at the nice primary school that Thursday too so it turned out to be a good day. After work I went for a hot pot dinner with my friend and her boyfriend. They bought me a bir ... 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