Sue and the moat around the forbidden city

A weekend in Beijing

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May 4th 2007
We actually went to Beijing a couple of weeks ago, but school is so busy (its the last week before exams) that I haven't had time to update the blog. We decided since we had only a small amount of time, we would do an organized tour (since they were actually pretty cheap!) We took a personal day on Friday and flew to Beijing where we saw Tian'anmen square (very quickly) and then walked through th ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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