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Old and New...And everything in between

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December 18th 2007
December 18, 2007 So this first entry is going to be non-linear, because I simply can't wait to share this awesome photo of a street-sign in Beijing near the Forbidden City. While most of us who arrive in Beijing expect to see a city that smashes together old and new- along with the famous Beijing smog that makes every day seem at least a bit cloudy- living in this city of paradoxes chronolog ... 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