Just hitting the tail end of a vacation week coinciding with China's October 1 National Day. Yes folks, the PRC is now a little over 59 years old. Next year will be the big 60, an important landmark in ancient Chinese numerology, so expect big... ...full story at Shanghai Journal
from Shanghai Journal on Sun, Oct 05 2008
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