Artwork at the Airport

Day 1-2 Beijing, China

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June 28th 2011
Today was the first day of our trip to China. The plane ride from Washington D.C. was longer then I had anticipated. It was interesting to look at the map on the screen of each seat-back to see the direction in which we had flown, and how far we still had to go. I also liked seeing the correlation between temperature and altitude, it must be the geography teacher in me! When we arrived at the B ... 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