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Forbidden City, an art place, shopping

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July 3rd 2010
Today we went to the Forbidden City which was super hot and crowded and had all of the unpleasantness of Disney World without the air-conditioned Space Mountain ride. I would have appreciated it way more if we had come on a cooler day at a less busy time of week. I really didn't like all the people bumping into me and cutting in front of me. Then we went to a place in the city (I forget the nam ... 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