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Welcome to China: Beware of androgynous children, long-drop toilets and bull-frogs

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September 27th 2012
Chapter 2 Welcome to China: Beware of androgynous children, long-drop toilets and bull-frogs. Okay, so I’ve been in China week now and I’m adjusting to certain things but not others. The first day, in a word, knackering. But, taking the time to sort a phone and an internet connection made me feel at home. I slept amazingly well despite the wooden slab that is masquerading as ... 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