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When in China, do as the Koreans  
   

When in China, do as the Koreans

Our Korean classmates will inevitably flash the peace sign when taking pictures (that's part of why we love them so much!) This is Salome and I getting ready to take a zip cord down to the bus.
Great Wall

January 15th 2007
I'm catching up for the past four months of not posting anything, so back we go to September/October, when I was still with my first host family (and when the weather was gloriously warm...)! Hou Lei took it upon herself to show me the Great Wall SHE thought was interesting, not the one listed in travel books overrun by tourists. Therefore, I don't know the real name of this portion, just that th ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

Chinese Flag 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
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