Summer Palace, Beijing

Don't climb up an antique

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July 9th 2011
Photos: I had to start a new album for the photos from this trip. Lots of colour & amazing places. …..the start of the school summer holidays & I'm about to make a round trip to Beijing & Shanghai to separately meet two visiting relatives, one of whom I've never met before. First hurdle, train ... 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