The Sun!

The White Temple

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September 24th 2009
Hello everybody. Finally convinced myself that I don't care if I'm sick, I'm not wasting any more of this holiday watching The Office...although I really do like watching The Office, so maybe that will change... Anyway, I flicked through a book, found a temple I wanted to go visit, and at 3:00 finally worked out how I was going to get there! Unfortunately, it closed just as I arrived, but i ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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