Mr. Thomas Brandt, a passionate collector of historic post cards, brought his best seller China in Those Days to GECQ and shared China’s historic stories in his book with 45 guests on 12 November.
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In the evening of the day, 36 guests celebrated a traditional festival – St. Martin’s Day – in GECQ by making their own lantern, walking it around proudly, singing lantern songs, and of course enjoying a traditional delicious goose dinner at Intercity Hotel.
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