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70 Cigarettes a day Beijing!

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July 26th 2010
Before coming to Beijing I read that the smog was so bad that being in the city was equivalent to smoking 70 cigarettes a day, I can attest that this is true and there is a constant haze over this beautiful and sprawling city that is the size of Belgium. Have climbed the great wall and wondered around the forbidden city, sampled all sorts of culinery delights and have wondered through the night m ... 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