Bancheng hutong

The Beijing must sees

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September 12th 2012
After arriving in Beijing alone, with no mandarin and limited research I was relying on a bit of help. Thankfully from the moment I stepped off the plane I was welcomed by friendly locals. A couple of memorable occasions - the lady who saw me wandering the streets looking lost (trying to find the Lama temple) and who insisted in taking me in her car and dropping me off at the door, or the random o ... 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