Yuen Yuen Institute

New Territories and Happy Valley races

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November 27th 2013
Geo: 22.33, 114.18Up with the alarm at 06:15 and down for breakfast just after 6:45 in the hope of getting in early. We have been told that we are being picked up for our morning trip at 8:00 in Central and breakfast doesnt start until 7:00 so it is all going to be a bit of a rush job. Arriving for breakfast early we find it is all open and in use and actually started serving at 6:30 - if only ... read more

Asia » China

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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