Night market beijing

Beijing-ice skating and snowballs at the summer palace, the smallest bar in beijing,and jacket shopping

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December 25th 2007
Beijing one of the easiest cities i've visited and i don't speak a word of chinese, so laid back, did get lost but well i didn't use a map and was chatting and not paying attention to my whereabouts as per usual. Even lost no fears . So so cold so after half a day of freezing i decided to buy a big puffa jacket, scarf and beany, always hated shopping in markets abroad not good at haggling, well ... read more

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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