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Not Getting Pregnant

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Finding inner zen at the White Horse Temple

Having a child is central to Chinese culture with newly weds often under intense pressure to pop out a baby as soon as they are married. However one couple from Guiyang in Guizhou province were having real difficulties conceiving. The young couple had been married for 4 years and for the majority of their married life they had desperately tried to conceive. This was in-spite of the fact that love making was very painful for the wife. Finally after 4 unsuccessful years of trying they decided to go to the hospital to check if there was a reason why they couldn’t get pregnant. The doctor took the wife away first as he was naturally concerned at the pain she was experiencing during sex. Initially the doctor believed she could have a sexually transmitted disease or another serious issue. It was here he discovered that she was a virgin. However the…

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Traveling During China’s National Holidays – A Little Dilema

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Finding inner zen at the White Horse Temple

As September draws to close, China edges closer to its National Day holiday. From October 1st until October 5th, 6th or 7th, depending on ones working schedule, kids are off school and the vast majority of the population are on holiday. Cue absolute bedlam at airports and train stations as middle kingdom goes on the move. The price of flight tickets increases dramatically during this period, sometimes by up to 2 or 3 times. Obviously, this depends on your destination, but its safe to say you will be paying more than you would do usually. When you also factor in that train tickets can sell out almost as soon as they become available you can understand how this can be a pretty miserable time to travel. However for many people in China, this holiday and the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) are the only long holidays (1 week plus)…

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