Last Supper

Happenin' Hangzhou

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January 25th 2007
Okay, I'm finally getting round to starting a blog. It seems a bit stupid now as I've already been to Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Macau and Beijing and I'm only now starting. But never mind. I'll do a quick recap as I don't want you to feel cheated by not getting the full lowdown on the trip so far. So I left London on the 6th December I think, flew straight to Hong Kong on a flight which took ab ... 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