One last crowd scene

To get back to the hostel we had to pass the gate to the Forbidden City one last time. The crowds were certainly no smaller even though it was getting on in the day. Sad to think this is the last time we will see the City.

The Last Gasp - Beijing II

September 7th 2011
Getting there is half the fun We had been to Beijing a couple of times before so while we had hardly exhausted the list of things to do, we had been to many of the “must see” locations and could now just relax and meander about doing things that interested us. I realized we were becoming used to China when the cab driver from the airport drove past our hostel and I was able to stop h ... 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

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