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: Why is everything SO big?!
Date: January 3rd 2009
I have spent most of my time in Beijing walking. Even though taxis are cheap, the best way to see the city is walking and when you enter sights like the Forbidden City, Lama Temple, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, there is nothing to do but walk. It's just so vast that you simply can not understand the need for the ancient Chinese to make everything so grand! Lama Temple is the biggest Tibe ... read more
Date: January 3rd 2009
I have spent most of my time in Beijing walking. Even though taxis are cheap, the best way to see the city is walking and when you enter sights like the Forbidden City, Lama Temple, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, there is nothing to do but walk. It's just so vast that you simply can not understand the need for the ancient Chinese to make everything so grand! Lama Temple is the biggest Tibe ... read more
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