beijing day 7 056

Beijing Day 7 - Summer Palace

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September 21st 2009
Hi All, Today started out well! We contacted a tour guy that gave us his card to see if we would be able to do the two last remaining sights in Beijing that we wanted to see - Summer Palace and the Ming Tombs. Well one out of two aint bad you might say. What I say is when you arrange for a tour with an engligh speaking guide and they specifically agree to take you to those two sights but don ... 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