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		<title>night view, Chongqing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jiefangbei shopping area at night, Chongqing Tweet This Post]]></description>
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		<title>weekend in Chongqing 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, a little background information about Chongqing: Chongqing 重庆 is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities in China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC&#8217;s four direct-controlled municipalities (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in inland China. From 1937 to 1945, during the second Sino-Japanese War, it was General Chiang Kai-shek&#8217;s provisional capital.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing Chongqing sits at the confluence of the Jialing and Changjiang (Yangtze) Rivers, and is extremely hilly. Because its streets and narrow alleys twist and turn up and down hills, there are virtually no bicycles here. It can be a confusing city to navigate, and even its taxi drivers often get lost. Chongqing municipality has a population of 32.8 million, making it one of the largest urban areas on the planet. An article in The Guardian gives an interesting perspective on the city: Chongqing is the fastest-growing urban centre on the planet. Its population is already bigger than that of Peru or Iraq, with half a million more arriving every year in search of a better life. And yet so frequently is this story repeated in China, that outside the country its name barely registers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/mar/15/china.china &#160; Upon arriving in Chongqing, I took the subway to the central city, where I had reserved a room at the Sunrise Mingqing Hostel. Located down a few flights of stone stairs, and hidden around several turns in a narrow lane, the hostel was an oasis<a href="http://runningintomyself-blog.com/?p=4803"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>weekend in Chongqing 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent a long weekend in Chongqing, working as an IELTS examiner. I left on Friday evening, taking the express train, so that I could arrive early and not have to go directly from the train station to the testing center on Saturday.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I&#8217;m highlighting The Spot, a new burger restaurant that opened in the Blue Caribbean Plaza near campus.  Their chef used to run a felafel stand on Kehua Bei Lu, which he has since left to join the restaurant.  The limited menu hasn&#8217;t gotten boring (yet), as I&#8217;ve eaten their burgers three (or is it four?) times in the past week.  Oh yes, the thick-cut fried potatoes are to die for.  Next time I go, I must take my own bottle of French Dijon-style mustard with me. Other than that, today was rainy, and after my class I returned home for an afternoon nap.  I&#8217;ve just signed my teaching contract for the next year, which includes 12 months instead of 10.  That means I&#8217;ll get paid all year round, including summer, but I will be available for full-time teaching during July and August. No summer vacation this year, but it will be a great chance to save my money for future travel. &#160; &#160; &#160; Tweet This Post]]></description>
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		<title>bridge view</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marco Polo Bridge, Chengdu 安顺桥 成都 四川 The Anshun Bridge (Chinese: 安顺桥) is a bridge in the provincial capital of Chengdu in Sichuan, China. It crosses the Jin River. The veranda bridge contains a relatively large restaurant and is a popular eating location in the city. Meaning &#8220;Peaceful and Fluent&#8221; the bridge was constructed in 2003 as a replacement of the old bridge which was destroyed by a flood in the 1980s. In the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote about several bridges in China and the Anshun Bridge (or an earlier version of it) was one of them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anshun_Bridge Tweet This Post]]></description>
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