Smoke filled alleyway

Wedding in Taizhou

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December 5th 2012
12072012 Blog We were off for a four day visit to the hometown of our student/friend/colleague, Junfang. She was getting married, actually in was a celebration of her marriage which had taken place weeks ago in a government office, to another friend and colleague, Huanbiao. Chinese domestic flights always remind us of the cultural nuances (“At China Southern Airlines we cherish your dec ... 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