Tiananmen Square 1

Beijing, China

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October 17th 2006
We took a flight from Yichang up to Beijing and on the first day went to the Xiushui Silk Market where quite a few in the group had some suits and dresses made. The market was seven floors of crazy shopping and you could buy everything from jewellery to clothes to handicrafts. The bargaining here is as intense as I have ever seen but a lot of fun to watch. You could spend hours here but we just ... 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