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Beijing

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March 31st 2013
Hello everyone, Beijing is everything I have read—crowded and busy. They admit that air quality is a huge problem, in fact the first day we were able to look directly at the sun because the haze was so thick. They plant poplar trees everywhere to help the situation. As well, every workday, 20% of the cars are off the road—it is based on the last number of their license plate. Public tr ... 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