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Beijing - Ice Swimmers

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January 10th 2011
Down by Hou Hai Lake Last Wednesday, at around 3pm, Tracey and I walked around Hou Hai (Black Sea Lake) towards Qian Hai where I had seen thousands of Ice Skaters on New Years Day. All of the lakes in Beijing are frozen over. We first saw it at The Summer Palace on our first day, but this is different. At two places on Hou Hai, the ice has been broken apart for the daily activities ... 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