The Xi'an Incident

In Demand

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December 10th 2006
(Friday 13th) 11:30pm Friday evening, we were out having a few beers and noodles, when Joakim got a call from his wife, saying the director of the film that we were extras in was looking for us. He gave him a call, and was told that they wanted another foreigner to have a speaking part. We got a taxi to the hotel that all the important film type people are staying in, and had an impromptu audition ... 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