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Nan Luo Gu Xiang 南鑼鼓巷

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November 1st 2009
This is an 800 years history street in the hutong area. It is about a mile east of the Houhai area. There are many bars and specialty shops in this street. Full of characters and uniquely decorated. The drinks are not cheap but not as pricy as Houhai, and the bars are very small in size. It is in between the Guloudajie East 鼓樓大街東 and the DiAnMen Dong 地安門東( the south entrance of ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Beihai Park

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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