Ni hao! Photo 2

Ni hao!

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August 13th 2012
Ni hao! My first full day in Beijing has been quite an adventure! I arrived at the university at about 9pm local time very tired after getting little sleep on my flight but excited to be half way across the world for the first time! I quickly dropped off my suitcases and immediately met some other students downstairs for our first authentic Chinese meal. We headed across the street from UIBE t ... 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