Big Mao Picture

Sing Us A Song You’re The Tiananmen!

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December 6th 2010
Meanwhile, back in Beijing… I'm stiill hanging around with Robert and we met for breakfast in the lounge then a stroll over to Tiananmen Square. We couldn’t get into the square due to a ceremonial flag raising, which was marking the start of some type of Asian games. Busloads of athletes and banner wavers ware being let off for the event. We walked up the outside of the square to the entranc ... 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