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Arrival in Beijing China!

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May 10th 2006
Arrival We arrived in Beijing on Monday May 8th (after leaving San Francisco on Sunday at noon!). The trip there was uneventful. ANA (All Nippon Airline) is a great airline. We were on new planes with great movie selection and they were very accommodating in providing beverages! When we got to Beijing, we took a cab into the city. That was an experience as the driver spoke no English ... 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