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August 12, 2004Quick RecapWe'd just finished our year contract at Qingtian and our good friend Sumo was coming to visit from Australia. He arrived on the 13th of July and Jo's brother Pete on the 16th. We began our whirlwind tour of China...Read this update Typhoon RananimWe returned to Qingtian just in time for the typhoon brewing off the coast. Albeit the advice from Jiu Li Wei and others not to leave home unless it was an emergency we organised a dinner with the men....Read this update August 10, 2004How Are YaIn Beijing we met up with a group of Aussies who'd just come from Mongolia. They were a great bunch and made drinking beer to the wee hours very easy. One of the guys "Dave" had named RMB "how are...Read this update August 07, 2004Great WallYesterday we walked along the great wall again. Same place as last time Jinshanling - Simatai. A 10km stroll up and down 30 towers. Hard work but a more pleasant journey when it's not covered in snow. The Chinese...Read this update August 05, 2004Forbidden CityWe had planned to spend today visiting the Mao Mausoleum and Forbidden City. In true Chinese fashion the Forbidden City is heavily being refurbished - has anyone told them it's peak season. After the Forbidden City we rode around looking...Read this update Temple of HeavenWe arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning checked in to the Far East Youth Hostel hired bikes and hit the town. Our first stop was the Temple of Heaven, having missed it last time we wanted to make sure we...Read this update Terracotta WarriorsWell we've finally done it! We've seen the pottery army from 3000 years ago and I must confess I'm a little sceptical. They are amazing perhaps too amazing. The background story is 4 peasant farmers were digging a well in...Read this update |
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