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Gotta get out, gotta do something, Now.

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November 16th 2006
Today I wake up and shower pretty early, before noon. Dry off change and head out. First 'landmark' is computer street, the river, then to the Mao statue, not at all impressive. Go to the museum, but they won't let me in, too late or too brown who knows, head back to the hostel. Checking my map and coming up on an intersection I slam my leg (shin) into a concrete barrier, swells up immediately. At ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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