Tag: Beijing
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A Little Bit About China
So I’ve been in Beijing for all of two weeks and now I have a one-week holiday because of the “Golden Week” of the National Day holiday. What’s that you might ask? The “Golden Week” refers to the 7 days off that the Chinese take to commemorate the founding of the People’s Republic of China (not to be…
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China: Expectations
Name: (English) People’s Republic of China / (traditional Chinese) 中华人民共和国 / (pinyin) Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Population: 1.35 Billion Capital: Beijing Largest City: Shanghai Formation: Unification of China in 221 BC; Republic established on January 1, 1912; People’s Republic proclaimed on October 1, 1949. (Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) I can’t help but think that my return to Asia to teach ESL is a…