Forbidden City
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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. ... [read more]
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. ... [read more] Blog: China - Forbidden City, Beijing
Date: September 16th 2008
Since our flight wasn't until early evening, I was lucky to get to do some sight-seeing in Beijing at Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Kong Ning and Liu Jin were kind enough to show me around and took good care of me all day. The ParaOlympics were just concluding in Beijing, so there were still a ton of tourists around (and the air quality was still good). The Forbidden City was massive ... read more
Date: September 16th 2008
Since our flight wasn't until early evening, I was lucky to get to do some sight-seeing in Beijing at Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Kong Ning and Liu Jin were kind enough to show me around and took good care of me all day. The ParaOlympics were just concluding in Beijing, so there were still a ton of tourists around (and the air quality was still good). The Forbidden City was massive ... read more
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