Jimmy Beating the Time

Seeking the Tourist RMB

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September 17th 2012
One of my students, Jimmy, invited me out on an excursion to his hometown of Chibi Saturday. Chibi City is an hour drive from Wuhan...most of the drive is actually through Wuhan, since the city of Wuhan seems endless. Chibi City is known for two things: the site of a major battle between the Southern and Northern Kingdom of China in the 3rd Century AD; and Qibu Lake made famous by a popular TV ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei » Wuhan

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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