Forbidden City 2

So tired - but wanting to keep in touch

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May 7th 2008
Today was a day filled with new wonders. We went to Tiananmen Square, which holds much cultural and emotional meaning for people of China. Peter - my favorite tour guide - mentioned many times how this was where the People's Republic of China was declared to the world. They (the Chinese) are a humble but proud people. Today I visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and did some shopping at t ... 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