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random day in beijing

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May 23rd 2010
RANDOM DAY IN BEIJING Hi - it is Tues morning here in Beijing; quick update from our experiences yesterday. We were planning on going to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square yesterday and to get our train tickets for Qingdao trip - struck out on all three - the May 1 holiday seems to have been through Monday and the Forbidden City, etc was SO completely crowded - it was unreal - we drove by ... read more

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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