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Church

The Catholic Church at the top of Binjiang Dao, the main shopping street. I was quite surprised to find a Church in China but it's definitely very noticably there. Maybe slight problems in understanding though. Apparently the Catholic Church is for worshipping God, the Anglican Church (which is becoming very popular over there) is for worshipping Jesus! It was a very welcoming place and i was pulled into the choir. The contacts were very useful when we were able to jump the queue on Christmas day and certain members of the group were able to find a girlfriend :)
Tianjin, my home from home

June 6th 2005
Geo: 39.9082, 116.398To some Tianjin may seem like an ugly polluted city but for me (and I'm sure the other Tianjinners would agree) it's home and we love it! I wouldn't necessarily advise visiting it for touristy purposes but stay there for a while and it strangely becomes very difficult to leave. It kept hold of me for one year longer than it should have and I still miss it and can ... read more
Asia » China » Tianjin

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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