grand-china

A "GRAND" day

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May 3rd 2018
It was finally the weekend! I am excited to be able to take my hiatus from work. Today I think I will travel to the Grand Canal. I heard that hundreds of boats use it each day to exchange their goods and travel to faraway trading cities. There is a dock not too far from my shop, so I am excited to see how this whole man made river thing works. As I walked up to the canal I couldn’t help but noti ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Guangyuan

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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