Beijing - Day Three 197

Beijing - Day Three

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July 26th 2014
The last full day of our trip began as we got ready to leave the Chen's farm and then had to wait about thirty minutes for someone to show up to drive us to the bus stop. We chatted a bit with the Chinese family staying here, the father knew some English and was translating for his shy 12-year-old daughter. She wanted to tell me that my blue eyes are very beautiful. (There was also a Chinese boy o ... 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