Beijing - Day Two 106

Beijing - Day Two

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July 25th 2014
We woke up bright and early Friday morning to make our way to the bus stop in order to catch the bus that would take us out of Beijing to the stop that Mr. Chen, the owner of the farm family hostel we were staying at, would pick us up from. This was my first time trying to catch a bus in China, and unfortunately not the last. Getting on a bus here was one of the worst experiences with public trans ... 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