Forbidden City Moat

Around Beijing

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September 16th 2006
Beijing is an amazing city - the people, the sites, the FOOD!! My hotel is in a great location so I am able to walk to almost everything. Most of the attractions are in the inner city and close to one another. The Forbidden City seems like it will go on forever. I spent most of my five days here exploring the sites, walking through the hutongs, meeting other travelers and sampling the amazing var ... 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