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Source: Global Times Published: December 08, 2011 20:15
When the wind comes rushing in from the West, the smell of hops drifts across the city from the Guinness brewery, tempting Dubliners to stop for a pint of Ireland’s favorite tipple.
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Source: CRI Published: November 24, 2011 09:41
Fast food has had its day in Beijing, but more and more people are realizing that that sort of food and the lifestyle it promotes leaves much to be desired.
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Source: CRI Published: November 24, 2011 09:32
"Travel is based on change, on difference, on distance. Distance between your own culture and another totally different culture. It [forces you to] get through."
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Source: Global Times Published: November 07, 2011 09:33
Scotland - Braveheart? Deep fried Mars bars? Ginger hair and pasty faces frowning from behind a veil of garish tartan? If that was your train of thought when you read the title, you should be ashamed of yourself. You need a re-education in Scottish culture. Mercifully, that's what you're holding rig...
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Source: CRI Published: September 25, 2011 09:17
The Chinese name for the mountain is Changbai mountain, or 'long white' mountain. There's a lake on the summit, some of which rests inside North Korean territory. There have been tales of a mysterious creature emerging from the lake and I was determined to uncover information about it.
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Source: CRI Published: September 23, 2011 14:32
Today was the fourth day of our trip to Jilin. I learned more about inkstones and ginseng than I probably needed to know, but I did see a giant lion made out of tree roots so everything evened out in the end.
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Source: CRI Published: September 22, 2011 09:47
This morning began with a press conference which was livelier than most - the moment I saw the investment advertising pamphlet that the senior delegates were reading I wanted one. I wasn't disappointed, it was a journalist's delight - there was information on investment projects ranging from theme p...
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Source: CRI Published: September 22, 2011 09:29
I'm staying in a hotel attached to the Northeast Asia Shaman Museum. Man, I am ever determined to get me a shrunken head Ok, so in all honesty shamanism is different from culture to culture and even if I had been blessed with a museum furnished with spooky relics and a ghost or two, horror movies ha...
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Source: Global Times Published: September 16, 2011 08:27
With the moon cake feast behind us, and autumn just around the corner, it's probably too late to plan a big summer escape. But if city dwellers in Shanghai are not ready to pack away their sandals just yet, Shengsi Island, located among the Zhoushan Archipelago in Zhejiang Province, is just a ferry ...
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Source: CRI Published: August 04, 2011 13:25
The Communist Party of China was officially formed in Shanghai in 1921, but the roots of the revolution can be traced back to a humble but refined building on Peking University's old campus.
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