Shopping in Beijing

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June 28th 2017
So far I’ve had two experiences of shopping in Beijing and I’ve REALLY enjoyed both of them. The first was the day we arrived in Beijing, we went to the Hong Qiao Pearl Market down the street from the gorgeous Temple of Heaven where we had been before hand. Inside the Hong Qiao Pearl Market is plenty of stalls and quite a few proper shops selling some cool, cheap things, though not as cheap as ... 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