Day 1 (3)

Ni hao zhong guo! Arriving in Beijing

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July 14th 2014
The journey to Beijing was very tiring but also exciting. There was plenty movies to watch and free drinks and food too. The stop in Dubai airport was also exciting as the airport was filled with shops. We arrived in Beijing late at night and met our guide Jack, we then got the bus to the hotel at the Olympic Park and got a very well deserved sleep! In the morning we had breakfast which was dif ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Olympic Park

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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