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Jonah in Beijing

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September 28th 2016
We're almost at the end of the trip. I have really liked China and I really like Beijing. We have been staying in a really nice place called the Peking Youth Hostel. It has good beds and good bathrooms and you can walk around on the rooftop terrace. The hostel is in the middle of a marketplace with good food and lots of cool things to buy. As much as I like being here I can't wait to go home. At t ... 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