Wu min

Nanjing & the final destination

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August 22nd 2005
Aboard the train a young Chinese guy is watching me with obvious curiosity. He finds the courage to approach me, sits next to me and asks if we can talk. I am his first foreigner. This is what independent travel is all about. Wumin is a student returning to the military college after a weekend at home in Anhui province. He helps me find my way to the hostel near Fuzi Miao. He asks to stay the nigh ... 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