Hello Everyone, So, it is amazing to me, I lived in Beijing for 4 months, and coming back to it feels a little like coming home. After seeing so many new places, Beijing feels very familiar to me. I know how the subway works, and what accent the cab drivers will speak with. I never thought I could feel comfortable this way in a city besides Chicago, but here I am, in Beijing, China, feeling like I'm back in my confort zone. So after leaving the absolutely delightful city of Xi'an, we took an overnight train to the coal capital of China, Datong. This city, a very ancient capital, has been relegated to one of the most polluted cities in China. While much of the scenery on the train to Datong was beautiful, there were
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