Watching the Dragon: Letters from China 1983-1985 |
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Page 4
... wall- paper , fans , and tea to drink , though food was , unfortunately , very English sandwiches and lumps of ... walls , dingily lit and looking rather abandoned . - We were met at the airport , our luggage was piled on the back ...
... wall- paper , fans , and tea to drink , though food was , unfortunately , very English sandwiches and lumps of ... walls , dingily lit and looking rather abandoned . - We were met at the airport , our luggage was piled on the back ...
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... Wall and Ming Tombs . Up the Wall and down the Tombs . We were all astounded by the Wall : the breathtaking rise and fall , curve and double - back over the steep green mountains ; a huge stone snake writhing over a most improbable ...
... Wall and Ming Tombs . Up the Wall and down the Tombs . We were all astounded by the Wall : the breathtaking rise and fall , curve and double - back over the steep green mountains ; a huge stone snake writhing over a most improbable ...
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... walls . There is just enough room for five beds and five desks end - to - end along the walls and a small space in the middle . At the ends of each balcony there are washrooms with ( cold ) showers and concrete washtroughs . There are ...
... walls . There is just enough room for five beds and five desks end - to - end along the walls and a small space in the middle . At the ends of each balcony there are washrooms with ( cold ) showers and concrete washtroughs . There are ...
Contents
A day at the dragon races and a night at the opera | 35 |
A warmly welcome to our waterworks | 87 |
Christmas cold weather and a cultural clampdown | 107 |
Copyright | |
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