I liked the lantern

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July 6th 2009
Straight from Wikipedia (I apologize, but I've started getting lazy). Sam actually told me most of the Mansion's history while we walked through it (together initially) and translated a few displays for me! Prince Gong's Mansion (Chinese: 恭王府; pinyin: Gōng Wáng Fǔ) or Gong Wang Fu Museum is located in the western part of central Beijing, China, north of the Shichahai Lake. Consisting of ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » XiCheng District

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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