A 7-Star Hotel

This hotel is near the Bird's Nest and is in the shape of a dragon. It took me a minute to see it, but you have to look at the structure as a whole. (The tall building by itself looked like a torch to me...)

Recent Adventures

May 27th 2010
Currently relaxing until my laundry is done (less than 1 US Dollar for the people here on campus to do a full load... awesome). So, Tuesday, we went to the National People's Congress (NPC). Truth be told, it was a total let down. I expected for us to walk through their chambers, maybe even catch them while they were in session. Nothing of the sort. We did not even get to walk through the buildi ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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