Me & Alys

Sanya #1

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October 20th 2012
So.... no facebook in China Although there seem to be countless ways around this particular problem, a part of me appreciates it being blocked, as I don't feel the pressure to talk to everyone all the time... it also gives me a chance to really write a proper blog, and by proper I mean writing it when I’m actually in the country. And with all this new found time I'm wr ... 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