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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]
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] Blog: And we left Beijing
Date: August 22nd 2007
To finalize the whole Beijing experience, I need to add that we did go to the Temple of Haven and we did find a good restaurant. After our not so great visit to the Great Wall, we kind of wondered around the Qianmen square, saw lots of slums being demolshed and a very cool dirty street with lots of food and stuff for sale. The street is parallel to the one which is currently under construction, as ... read more
Date: August 22nd 2007
To finalize the whole Beijing experience, I need to add that we did go to the Temple of Haven and we did find a good restaurant. After our not so great visit to the Great Wall, we kind of wondered around the Qianmen square, saw lots of slums being demolshed and a very cool dirty street with lots of food and stuff for sale. The street is parallel to the one which is currently under construction, as ... read more
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