From the source of all knowledge, Wikipedia:

The solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places.

I've always wanted to see a solar eclipse. But this one, like all others, eluded me; the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009, aka today, was best seen from eastern China, India, and Nepal. FUCK. Not only do those sound like three of the worst places in the world to be in for ANY reason (they still have the plague! I mean, come on, the plague! really!), but they are on the other side of the world. The moon gets between the sun and the Earth, and then the stupid stupid Earth has to get between me and the moon getting between the sun and the Earth.

But you know who WAS in China to see the solar eclipse? Enemy of the blog Akiyo. As part of her work for an evil multinational corporation, she frequently travels to China. And she was there for the eclipse. And not just any eclipse, but the longest eclipse that will ever happen in anybody's lifetime. On her blog which I will never link to because we are enemies, she writes:

I was lucky enough to be in China where we watched full solar eclipse.
(Everyone stopped work for good 30min.)

Wow! I didn't know that the Chinese were allowed stop working for a good 30 minutes total during the course of an entire week! And she has pictures! This is going to be amazing! Let's see one!!