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Made in China - Perth to Beijing

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September 14th 2013
23:34 and already in Singapore. The flight was uneventful, with the usual large selection of TV, movies, music and the like on the back-of-seat screens. I’ve just noticed the neck pillow I bought in Perth was MADE IN CHINA. How interesting – that gives me the theme for this trip. Feeling tired and a little dried out. It’s warm in Changi, and expected to be humid but its bearable. The airport ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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