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A Day for Temples, Peking Duck and Podo-not so-bliss

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April 23rd 2007
The day dawned a bit cloudy (smoggy?) and, being the Girl Scout I am, I packed my trusty little umbrella in my bag and headed out for a day of Temple hopping. . .thankfully, it wasn't needed! I started out with the Lama Temple. I got there about 10.00 and it was not crowded at all . . . just a handful of tourist groups. The Lama temple is really spectacular. It was built in the 17th century an ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven

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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