The Great Wall

The Great Wall

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October 3rd 2008
Arrived at the new hostel which isn't great but has a western loo so I'm still mamaging to avoid drop toilets! 😊 Thought I would venture to Tianamen Sq and the Forbidden city. Arrived to see the whole population trying to get inside the Forbidden city so I decided to give it a miss. Instead i did a few of the parks in the surrounding area, Beihai park with the white pagoda and trip on 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