Beijing Olympics

Beijing and Shanghai

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April 18th 2009
I came back from China a few weeks ago and it was quite an adventure. First, I went to Beijing where I met my friend Ivanka (who lives in Bangkok but was in Beijing for a conference) and my brother-in-law, Jesse, who came down from Shanghai to see the sights with me since he has only been to Beijing on business. Jesse and I went to the Great Wall, which was amazing, but very crowded. Fortunately, ... 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