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This train crash, though of course tragic for the families of those killed, could actually have been much worse had it happened a few days later, as May Day is one of the national holidays on which many Chinese working or studying in distant areas return home (though this year, the vacation has been shortened with days reassigned to other traditional holidays with the goal of reducing congestion). Incidentally, Shandong Province is the one the lies that between here (Henan Province) and the sea; I traveled there last May to climb Tai Shan and see Confucius’s hometown, Qufu.

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