North Gate of Forbidden City

Bonjour Beijing!

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May 5th 2008
After months of Chinese lessons, practicing phrases such as “To the Airport please” (Qing chu ji jiang…Ching chew gee gee-ang), finally having the opportunity to say this was first on my list to begin our May day holiday in Beijing! But as it turned out, I'd been practicing the wrong language… In any case, this concern over language paled over our worries of even getting a cab to come to ... 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