Chongqing

Groundhog Day

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June 1st 2011
Those who are familiar with the film Groundhog day will know what I am talking about when I say that the last ten days have seemed oddly similar to me in form and content. Actually Groundhog day started only after I left Wuhan and entered Chongqing. How did it happen? Well I was minding my own business behind a computer at the hostel I was staying in and next to me happened to sit a young fell ... 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