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Home Town Visits

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December 15th 2012
Accepting invitations in China is the first step on unknowable adventures. Any expectations should be left on the kitchen table, before you walk out the door. "Breakfast at my grandmothers house" started at 7am and ended at 4pm. The day included lunch, a temple visit, and a two hour hike to a mountain village peopled with ancient grandparents. "The landlady has asked you out to lunch" includ ... read more

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Jinhua

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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