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The Last Day of Our Acquaintance

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September 20th 2009
My last day in BJ was the brightest, sunniest day I had ever seen. At times, you could actually see a few clouds in the sky. It was beautiful, actually, and people seemed a lot friendlier than usual. I went down to ' Panjiayuan market in Chayoyang district. This is, hands down, the coolest market I've seen. It had everything- books, antiques, junk. I found what I was looking for - a Great Wall ... 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