Also behind our Hotel

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May 8th 2008
Wow. Yesterday was many adventures packed into a few short hours. Last night I was so exhausted, the only thing I could do was crawl into bed. I even fell asleep on the bus home from dinner! This morning we are getting ready to leave for Shanghai, and I will bid Beijing Zai jian. This City will always have a special place in my heart, as it is the first City I came to with a passport. I have made ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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