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Day 12 - Bad News before the Good News

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April 13th 2012
Today is one of those 'special' days that things just seem to go wrong. I couldn't wake up early though I'm supposed to do an early visit to the Summer palace. I figured I lost 4 pcs of clothing, My knit top was torn, my right foot/leg is consistently painful and I took wrong turns over and over thus not making it to my intended destinations. This sounded pretty nega but you ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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