The Front Gate of Tiananmen Square

China........The land of the Dragon

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September 26th 2008
Sayonara Japan......Ni hao China!!!!! Beijing After a short flight from Japan to China, we have finnaly arrived in Beijing. The whole flight experience has been quite interesting. Did you know that Narita airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, closes at night?...... Neither did we, After a 1200 km journey, we showed up at the airport in an effort to check into a waiting lo ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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