Lauren's Departure at SeaTac

Arriving in 常州!

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February 12th 2012
Hello everyone! Lauren and I have finally arrived in Changzhou after months and months of preparation. We flew from LAX on Cathay Pacific and landed in Hong Kong before catching our connecting flight up to Shanghai. Mr. Zhao, a fellow teacher from our school, was waiting there for us with a driver. We made the 200km drive out to Changzhou with a stop for a delicious lunch in rural Suzhou. It ga ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou

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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