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Beijing Day1

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September 15th 2009
Hi All Boom Boom!! We have arrived in Beijing safe and sound. Weather is lovely about 30'C, sun splitting the sky. We arrived about 10.30 Chinese time. We are staying in a nice little courtyard hotel, it is within walking distance from the shopping precinct, Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square. We went for a walk to the top tourist destination this morning and took some pics - aweso ... 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