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Arrival in Beijing

April 16th 2006
It wasn't until we got to Beijing that we realised how accustomed to India we had become. As more people mentioned the dirt, the noise, the pollution….(what dirt - you could eat of the floor here, noise? we can’t hear a thing), we began remember what it was like to be in a clean country. I think seeing Starbucks as soon we came into arrivals clinched it for us. This Aussie guy attached hi ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing

Chinese Flag 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
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