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Choo Choo, Hangzhou, China travel blog

Choo Choo

A travel blog entry by martinandkate

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... back, I then proceeded to sleep for a few hours (rested my eyes) while Kate mastered the arts of washing machines in China. A nice evening followed with a walk through the pedestrian Hefang Street which is a lot like a market and a big tourist hotspot. ...

Naxi dongba script available online, Lijiang, China travel blog

Naxi dongba script available online

A travel blog entry by happysheep

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An ancient writing system, a little like Egyptian, but still in use, is now online http://www.tucows.com/preview/602252 Are you looking for more abstract than Egyptian hieroglyphics, more mysterious ...

Yangshuo rocks, Yangshuo, China travel blog

Yangshuo rocks

A travel blog entry by jeroen

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... my writing job. On arrival in Guilin, I hopped on the bus to Yangshuo, one hour south, which lies in the middle of China's most typically Chinese landscape. Look at any old bit of kitschy Chinese pottery and you'll see a farmer with a funny hat ...

March 15, 2005, Liuyang, China travel blog

March 15, 2005

A travel blog entry by luolan

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... excerpts. No commentary necessary. My favorite sport is tennis racket. -Gail My English name is Chrissy. I am from China. I live in Hunan. I'm a girl. -Chrissy My favorite foods are hambergar and ice gram. -Stary My favorite foods are KFC ...

Reviews and ratings of hotels in China, Beijing, China travel blog

Reviews and ratings of hotels in China

A travel blog entry by happysheep

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I read recently of a couple who booked their travel to China through their travel agent. And another pair who used a popular China site to find a hotel. Both reported bad experiences. The first couple found their 4-star hotel to be a dump. It was ...

A Beijing welcome, Beijing, China travel blog

A Beijing welcome

A travel blog entry by happysheep

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... the Olympics in Beijing. They haven't called for a boycott like a lot of activist organizations." Crackdown draws skepticism China promised a "New Beijing, New Olympics" when it was awarded the 2008 Games by the International Olympic Committee in ...

An early traveler in south-west China: Xu Xiake, Lijiang, China travel blog

An early traveler in south-west China: Xu Xiake

A travel blog entry by happysheep

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... Xiake can claim such bragging rights throughout Yunnan, as he was one of the first travel writers to describe places across south-west China. He lived some five centuries ago, grew up in the eastern part of China, and developed an interest in history, ...

when the going gets tough, the tough toughen up..., Beijing, China travel blog

when the going gets tough, the tough toughen up...

A travel blog entry by technotrekker

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... . So in general, fun was had by all and I think I we'll get used to the new, harsh realities of travelling across frigid China, Siberia and Russia over the next few weeks. To round this off, thanks very much to Jimmy Z for guiding us around this often ...

How to spot fake 100 rmb bills?, Beijing, China travel blog

How to spot fake 100 rmb bills?

A travel blog entry by happysheep

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The full story on how to spot a fake 100 yuan note at http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2009/01/19/how-to-tell-if-your-100-yuan-note-is-fake/ plus some fun with your bills ...

Shoddy Shanghai, Shanghai, China travel blog

Shoddy Shanghai

A travel blog entry by tom_hollie_2010

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... socialist development, later becoming the Cultural Revolution. Above all Mao wanted to exercise ideological control over China’s population. At this time all Western influences (including Westerners themselves) were removed from the country, much ...

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