Lake side holiday home!

From Beijing to Pingyao

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April 22nd 2007
Day 26 Before leaving Beijing we wanted to fit in a brief trip to the Emperors holiday home in the form of the Summer Palace. After a long and interesting bus ride (where it is not clear where you are, what direction you are going in or where you should get off) we muddled our way to the right stop. Our initial reaction to the palace was "*?@% not more steps " but this was soon overshadowed ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more