Inside one of the may outer courtyard gardens of the Forbidden City.

This place was so peaceful. As we walked through the decorated walkways groups of people were playing cards, there were men playing musical instruments while women sang and danced. There were no tourists, just a beautiful garden for people to sit - very different from the Forbidden City itself.

The Olympic City

July 18th 2008
Have been in Beijing for 1 week and it is phenomenally hot. At one point it hit 38degrees, but luckily that was not the day when the humidity was 90%. Kind of feel permanently grimey! This has however not marred any experiences of the city. Anyway, onto the city itself. An ecclectic mix of ancient culture and 21st century chic. very different to any other city I have visited before, possibly b ... 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

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