An abattoir you say

A-BA-TTOIR

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September 29th 2012
The National holiday was approaching, and it was adjacent to the mid-autumn festival (for which I had already made mooncakes). This meant an eight-day holiday! Well, eight days in government speak, but in our more pragmatic way of thinking four days more off work than a normal week. Think of a weekend as a two-day holiday. (Double plus good?) The holiday was basically the first week of October, bu ... 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