Mao's Memorial Building

The Capital

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June 9th 2010
The grand capital of China, through countless dynasties and seemingly infinite history, the city known as Beijing. I stayed at Leo Hostel, the overly comfortable stay in just 800m from Tian'amen square. Movies played constantly on a large TV in the common room, the food was really good, and interesting characters were abound. Saul was a fifty something American orphan, and fed up with the states a ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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