Forbidden City

Bejing huan ying ni (Welcome to Beijing)

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March 29th 2008
So much has happened we thought we had better do an interim blog update whist we are in Beijing. A few facts - there are about 19 million people living in Beijing; I don’t know if there are 9 million bicycles but there is a pretty large traffic jam; there is an avenue here that is 50 kilometres long (yes 50 km); streets are 50 metres wide; everything is spotless and there is NO rubbish in the st ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Tian'anmen

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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