Day #90: Forbidden City

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July 1st 2013
Most tourists in Beijing are Chinese, and they swarmed all over the Forbidden City, a reminder of how huge the country is. According to a sign at the entrance, they were anticipating 100000 visitors on the days I was there (I went twice in the 2 weeks I was in Beijing, with two different friends) and I would estimate only 1-2% were Western. Some of the tourists from other, more provincial parts of ... 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