Down the street

Revisiting Qianmen

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September 11th 2009
Hello everybody, I've already written about this place before, but I didn't get to have a look at it properly because I was nervous that I was going to get arrested by the special ops police that were running around closing off streets behind me and making it so I couldn't get back to my station! This time there was no stress, Kate, Sue and me all went together, and while the girls looked at e ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district

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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