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Back in Beijing - Summer Palace

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September 20th 2010
My next gift to myself will be a backpack on wheels. So it's much easier to go to my hostel/hotel/couch by public transport instead of having to arrange a price for a taxi. Ok, I can ask for a meter, but I'm pretty sure that if the driver wants, he can run up a high bill as well... Arrived this morning with the night train from Shanghai in Beijing South station and had to go to near the North s ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Summer Palace

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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