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Beyond China
March 06, 2013 - I spent about 15 days in Northern China in Nov 2012 and traveled from sunny dry windy Beijing to rainy damp Shanghai. He...
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China Day 15: A Little Bit of Shanghai
March 06, 2013 - Walking in City God Temple Bazaar (Chenghuangmiao) is akin to walking a maze of small streets with both sides exemplifie...
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China Day 14: Shanghai - Umbrellas in the Rain
February 24, 2013 - It is not every day that you see blue skies over Shanghai. It had been raining almost incessantly in the past few weeks.
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China Day 13: Hangzhou - Tea Wisdom
February 22, 2013 - "Up above in heaven there's paradise and down on earth there're Suzhou and Hangzhou."
West Lake (XiHu) is very famous...
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China Day 12: Wuxi - What Would Buddha Think?
February 19, 2013 - Wuxi is no Beijing. There are no impressive historic monuments like the Forbidden City or the Great Wall here. There is...
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China Day 11: Suzhou - Gardens Galore
February 17, 2013 - Liu Lingering Garden: The rain is my most lingering memory of the garden. It is quite beautiful (even in the rain). It w...
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China Day 10: Suzhou - Into the Rain
February 17, 2013 - 2 weeks of nonstop rain forecasted in Shanghai. When it rains in Shanghai, it pours!
Yiruma - Kiss the Rain
We took...
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China Day 9: Xi'an - Terracotta Army
February 16, 2013 - This is why you come to Xi'an. Its huge and probably the only place worth the visit in Xi'an. What humans could do witho...
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China Day 8: Ancient China - Xi'an
February 12, 2013 - After an early flight from Beijing, we headed to the hotel for a quick rest. The 2hr flight wasnt bad. They fed us hot c...
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China Day 7: So Long Beijing
February 01, 2013 - First they decided to build a palace, and because everything needs to be according to Feng Shui, they decided to build a...
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China Day 5: Beijing - The Great Wall of China
January 10, 2013 - "You are not yet a HERO if you have not been up on the Great Wall of China." If you haven't heard of this saying, you ha...
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China Day 4: Beijing - The True Delights of Haggling
December 27, 2012 - Who would really have time for these things...sigh! There are too many people. The sales people are too aggressive. All...
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China Day 3: Beijing - You're Beautiful I Give You Best Price
December 27, 2012 - We climbed two very steep flights of very long stairs (43m?) to get to the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. These were instrum...
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China Day 2: Beijing - Mastering The Squat Toilets
December 21, 2012 - Operating on 3hrs of sleep the night before. Breakfast was less appetizing but I liked the fresh carrot orange juice ble...
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China Day 1:Good Morning Beijing!
December 12, 2012 - Less condensed. More orderly. More spacious. People are much nicer than expected. Guys of younger generation are taller...
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