Mao's Masoleum

Busy In Beijing

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July 12th 2009
So far in Beijing we have visited Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Great Wall, The Ming Tombs, the Olympic Stadium and the Temple of Heaven. Tomorrow we begin with a tour of the Hutong and later in the day we fly to Xian. The others in the group are great, Beijing is HUGE and the tourist sites are the most crowded I have ever experienced. ... 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