Jon trying not to fall in

Day 1: Nanjing

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October 11th 2009
The weather here was hot, humid, and hazy. Today we explored a small portion of Nanjing on foot. We headed towards a park built around a small lake, with some traditional Chinese strctures. We then passed by a variety of storefronts and continued across a river that feeds into the Yangtze farther west in the city. We eventually crossed back over the river, along the ancient city wall. We foun ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Nanjing

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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