Forbidden city

Hoilday in China

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September 8th 2007
I went to China with a friend from Korea, Chris. He is someone that I met through Darren whom I traveled with in Vietnam. Chris and I arrived in Beijing after slight detour. Our 2 1/2 hour fight turned into 4 1/2 hours because we landed in another part of China for no apparent reason. The fight attendants did not explain what was happening. We waited in a city called Dailian for about an hour and ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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