Man selling sweet snacks

China - Part 1: Beijing to Shanghai

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November 9th 2009
Hello everyone! So mine and Narj's first stop was in Beijing, China. Having packed my backpack expecting warm gorgeous weather (considering I checked the weather forecast only a week and a half before we left and it was meant to be 20c and sunny) we landed in snow and temperature of 0c!!!! Gosh it was freezing - ended up wearing all my layers just to keep warm on the first day. Beijing was much ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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