Tiannemen Square

Beijing a modern city with old things!

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June 13th 2009
I arrived to Beijing, China on June 11th after a long and tiring flight. Before the passengers could leave the plane every person on board the plane had to have their temperature taken in case they had the swine flu. If any passenger had a fever they and three rows in front and three rows behind would be put in Quarantine for seven days. Luckily nobody on the plane had a fever which caused the pas ... read more

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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