Change of scenery

The modern buildings of Beijing are a real change from Russia and Mongolia. We notice that the buildings here aren't so much tall, as wide.

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We've compeleted the Trans-Siberian Express!

April 15th 2006
We join the train in the morning ready for a day and a half trip from Mongolia to China with a midnight border crossing. We see other travellers for the first time. We learn that this is because this train from Mongolia to China only runs once a week. The border crossing takes about 5 hours in total - there is immigration and customs in both countries. During this time we also change the train' ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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