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Hong Kong 2010

2009-10-27T22:35:02Z

I guess Beijing and Shanghai wasn't the end of my travels! I'm going to be studying at the Hong Kong Institute of Education starting the end of this December to next summer! I'll be updating this blog with more details and soon entries about my tr...

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United States confirmed for the Shanghai World Expo 2010

2009-08-09T08:30:42Z

Totally forgot about this until I checked out the site today, but when we visited the Beijing Museum, they had a collection of flags displaying the countries participating the the Shanghai World Expo next year. The day and time we visited could no...

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Goodbye Party, Plane Ride Back

2009-07-21T17:25:40Z

This is a video from the Beijing Airport relating to the H1N1 problem: I've returned from China with a decent case of jet lag, so I've been combating it the only way, trying to keep with the sleeping pattern of this time zone by not succumbing ...

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Silk Market, Tea, and Glasses Shopping

2009-07-21T16:01:59Z

Visited the famous Silk Market the other day which was a huge building packed with sales people selling everything from silk (as the name of the store alludes), tea, jewelry, candy, bronze goods, and (most likely counterfeit) electronics. Basicall...

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Wang Fu Jing Shopping

2009-07-19T15:43:32Z

Ever hear of Wang Fu Jing (literally, "well to do people street")? This is the home to classy shops and fried seahorse/scorpion on a stick. There was a lot of foreigners wandering around, and it rained the entire night. Traveling on the train in C...

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Water Cube and Bird's Nest

2009-07-18T14:24:42Z

Last year, Beijing held the Summer Olympics. Today, we visited the Water Cube (where the pools are located) and the Bird's Nest (the field). They have both buildings open to the public. The Water Cube has a restaurant and some shops, as well as th...

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Beijing Zoo and Aquarium

2009-07-18T14:08:28Z

I like zoos and I love aquariums, but the Beijing Zoo was a bit depressing to visit. The open air pits were full of trash and plastic bottles, and the people were bad to the animals. The aquarium was a bit better, but the people pounded on the gla...

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Great Wall and Ming Tombs

2009-07-17T02:01:41Z

Nihao again! Today we hiked the legendary Great Wall, and visited the Ming Tombs. I don't have much else to write about, other than the wall was very steep in some areas and very crowded. Again, very touristy, but it's the famous Great Wall of Ch...

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Qilin

2009-07-16T18:42:58Z

It's common knowledge that the dragon (and a bit lesser known, the phoenix) is a popular mythological icon in Chinese culture, history, and even current day pop culture, but how many of you know about this cute critter called the qilin (pronounced...

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Lama Temple

2009-07-16T01:47:11Z

So yesterday (or today, in your country, most likely because I am in the future), I did a lot of fun things! I went to a Lama Temple and saw cool monks, used a Chinese toilet for the first time, met with Peter Ford of the Christian Science Monitor...

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