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Beijing, Final Day - Tian'anmen Square

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September 22nd 2009
Hello For our final day in Beijing we decided to chill out a bit, after a week of pretty fast paced sightseeing we thought it would be best. The first couple of pics are of the roof terraced area of our hostel. We checked out of the hotel about 11, left our bags in the lobby and took a walk to Tian'anmen Square. On the way there we got talking to a Chinese man and his son, he worked for th ... 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