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Forbidden City

Beijing

September 11th 2008
After arriving at beijing we had slightly overlooked the fact that the address of our hotel was written in english, which unfortunatly didnt go down well with the chinese taxi driver! thankfully an english chap came to our rescue translating the text into chinese for the taxi driver. once on route both yoli and I were relieved (to say the least) that we werent hiring a car here, talk about cra ... read more
Asia » China

Chinese Flag 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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