Darcy, me, and Maya

Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Year of the Pig!

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February 18th 2007
Goodbye Year of the Dog! Hello Year of the Pig! And not just any ol' pig - this is the Year of the Golden Pig. Coming around once every 60 years, the Year of the Golden Pig is the most auspicious year for having children. Supposedly children born during this year will be very lucky and successful in life. (Conveniently, the year of the dog, which was last year, was an auspicious year to get ma ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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