Workers Palace

Beihai Park and the Workers Palace

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June 26th 2007
This park is to the north west of the Forbidden City and i is only a 5-10minute walk from there. After paying for a ticket(20yuan) you walk in to a massive park with a loch. Around the park you will find lots of small temples that are hidden away. You can get lost very easy. You also have any boats that take you back and forth to the different parts as the place is that big. The highlight though ... 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