forbidden city (3)

Forbidden city in a deluge

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August 25th 2010
Hi All, So today we decided to visit the forbidden city. With hindsight it might have been better to do something else as it threw it down with rain today. You can see in some of the photos how hard it rained. Well what can I say about the forbidden city except it's enormous and there are still parts closed to the public. My only critisism would be that you can't go into the small palaces to se ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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