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Forbidden Ciy

A main Hall in the outer city.
New Year's Eve Day in Beijing

January 1st 2009
I flew into Beijing because I didn’t want to spend 18 hours on the train. The 2-hour flight only cost about $75 and I got to see the Yellow River basin and landscape below me. I got settled into my hostel in the evening and went down to the hotel café. I was grumbling to the waitress about how the menu said they could make vegetarian food, but they ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing

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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