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A Voyage to the Ancient City of Hangzhou

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November 2nd 2017
Hello, my name is Arjun, and I am a merchant. I grew up in an upper-class family and was given a good education. I decided that I wanted to be a merchant, like my father, and so I used my education and class to acquire all goods that I needed. I used my father's money to buy a ship, and pay for a crew. All my life, I have traded within my city, Baghdad, but now, hearing of the rumors of the riches ... 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