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Paparazzi in the Palace

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July 28th 2012
A big thank you to Crystal 'Head Master' Morse for guest blogging about our trip to the Summer Palace. The next leg of our adventure took place yesterday at the Summer Palace, which was built in 1750 at the direction of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. Our students were thrilled to see us as we joined them on the bus. What a feeling to be showered with adoration. The charter bus took u ... 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