Forbidden City

Beijing-People people everywhere!!

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September 30th 2012
So then , we are nearly at our last day in Beijing and to be honest, its about time. Day 3 here we made our own way by train to the Great Wall at Badaling.Thinking it would be easy by metro then from Beijing North to Badaling seemed simple, until we reached Beijing North. Not one sign in english,no clues, no hints, we are basically dumb and illeterate, we tried 3 queues to get tickets before a ... 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