And indeed it was

Halloween, 2013

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October 31st 2013
It has been a busy few weeks, as our presence here becomes known and people from past years make contact. Last week one of my students from five years ago got in touch, she is now a social worker at the Guangzhou Brain Hospital, the oldest psychiatric hospital in China. I was asked, with two days notice, to come and give a small talk ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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