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Sihong County

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September 7th 2014
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone. I'm visiting my friend's hometown during this festival. The name of the hometown is Sihong County not far from Nanjing, approx 7 hours of bus ride from Shanghai. It's nice to get away from bustling city of Shanghai. Great to be able to visit the countryside of china, although it's still dusty and dirty. The lifestyle in the small village seems busy but is ... 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