Destination: China

Xi'An

Mon, 19 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [529]

I spent this weekend in Sha'anxi Province with my friend Kari.  She lives in a small town called Xianyang, which is about 20 minutes and a Y3.50 train ride from Xi'An.  Xi'An is famous.  I left Thursday night (after rearranging my Friday classes to ... Read more >

U2 have another fan.

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1156]

Straight after work on Saturday it was home, throw some clothes in the pack, then taxi to the train station. That's where you sit in the corner and get stared at, or mother's drag their kids over to practice both sentences they know in english. It doesn't ... Read more >

China - Announced 3 Days Mourning For The Victims

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By williamwong | Views [1676]

China government has officially announce 3-day mourning from May 19 to May 21 for the earthquake victims. The national flag will be keep half-mast during this period. All public amusements are to be suspended for mourning during these 3 days. All Chinese ... Read more >

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Gallery: Huangshan

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By nnmsat | Photo Gallery

Magnitude Rectified To 8.0 Richter Scale

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By williamwong | Views [1442]

The China Seismological Bureau (CSB) on Sunday revised the magnitude of southwest China earthquake from 7.8 to 8.0 on the Richter scale. The magnitude was revised upwards after specialists carried out"real-time and detailed measurements of the quake ... Read more >

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One night in Beijing!

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By bsorbom | Views [326] | Comments [1]

So far it has been a whirlwind few days.  We arrived in Beijing on the 15 and hit the ground running.  So far, we have been to two temples, the forbidden city, the Ming tombs, the CCTV building, and the great wall.  Favorite place was the great wall, ... Read more >

Death Toll 32,476; Injury 220,109

Sun, 18 May 2008 | By williamwong | Views [1136]

Today is the 7th day after the earthquake. The death toll today has reached 32,476, and the injury number is 220,109. However, even though technically the possibility of liveness of the buried is very small, the rescuers continue searching for the survivors.... Read more >

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The 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By nnmsat | Views [964]

It is still a bit petrifying when memory flashes back to the early afternoon of May 12th. I was on the 16th floor of a 19-storey office building located in downtown area of Chengdu city, typical office hour: moving around the room, talking with ... Read more >

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Sapa

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By magdef | Views [2508] | Comments [1]

North Vietnam is nothing like I expected it to be. Perhaps it is only that Sapa (a small village known for its good trekking and mountain tribe women dressed in traditional clothing and selling hand made crafts) is the exception to the rule for this ... Read more >

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Gallery: Shanghai

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By magdef | Photo Gallery

Chinese President Hu Jintao Urge Continued Effort

Fri, 16 May 2008 | By williamwong | Views [1101]

Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived Mianyang City of the disastrous area. He visited the injury camps and the medication stations; he said though the best time of rescue was running out, the government would never give up rescue actions. More arrangement ... Read more >

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Bigger Than The Pope

Fri, 16 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [796]

Strangers ask to have their pictures taken with me.  I wonder what they tell people when they show them the photos.  "Here I am with a guy I saw in the Park." I once knew a guy who got free meals and bus tickets all over Latin America, because ... Read more >

Survivor - Buried 100 Hours

Fri, 16 May 2008 | By williamwong | Views [873]

Mr. Liu, a survior rescued after buried in the ruins for 100 hours, is found by the life detector. Military troops and professional rescue teams are equiped with this powerful electronic tool to keep on searching the survivors. The device is able to ... Read more >

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