Memorial for Communist Martyrs

First trip of the summer!!! Wuhan, Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Wulingyuan...

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July 6th 2012
Day 1: The original plan for our first week of summer was to spend it in the seaside city of Qingdao, enjoying the beaches and a few fresh beers from the brewery. Unfortunately our finals week left us so bogged down with work that we were unable to get tickets purchased, and everything sold out. We didn’t find this out until our bags were packed and we had taken the hour and twenty minute bus ri ... 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