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The first days in China

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May 31st 2017
The first five days we have been in China have been amazing! My homestay family is so kind and they have been taking me to so many cool places, including the Sichuan Mountains! The mountains were so amazing even though it took us hours to get to the top and back down again. My homestay is an apartment in the middle of the city. It’s also opposite Autumn’s apartment building, as well as a seven ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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