Highlights of Beijing
October 15th 2008 Day One:
Our first day in Beijing began early (6:30 AM). After an American breakfast, we were off to our first stop, Tienanmen Square. It is the largest square in the world and built by Mao Zedong in the 1950s. It is flanked by the Museum, the Parliament and Maos mausoleum. The line to see Maos tomb was huge! In fact, we learned that vendors sell fake flowers to people in line to p
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