First Full Day in Beijing


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June 20th 2011
Published: June 21st 2011
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6/20, Monday Breakfast in the hotel—wide variety of dishes, tea already brewed in a big pot. Eventually, even the last two students got up. Bought big bottles of water in the hotel shop and changed some large yuan bills for smaller ones. Well, we met at 11 and headed out. First stop was just down the road from the hotel: the Temple of Heaven, an enormous park and altar to Heaven. Each winte... Read Full Entry



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The pagoda The pagoda
The pagoda

is actually not in the Forbidden City but is on top of the hill built with the dirt dug out for the gardens, etc.
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the last Ming emperor hung himself just below the pagoda...
The tea & flower combosThe tea & flower combos
The tea & flower combos

Tea rolled in with a flower that unroll beautifully when water's added



21st June 2011

I guess you're sleeping now (should have just hit wednesday morning, I think). Sounds like you're busy but soaking in alot, good to hear!

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