Temple of Heaven

Hey from China! (Oct 2007)

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October 19th 2007
Hello Peeps! We have arrived in China! Wow! We arrived in Beijing on Monday morning and met some Geordies who were going to our hotel! Surprisingly on our "basic" tour we have been in hotels (luxury!). We spent Monday exploring Beijing, learning to cross the roads (not easy!... there are so many bikes and traffic!), and we went to the Temple of Heaven with the geordies we met. We met out to ... 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