The forbidden city

View from the coal mountain, over the forbidden city.

September 22nd 2005
I dag startede vi paa Kul bjerget, en kunstig bakke, 61 meter hoej, bygget af den opgravet jord fra voldgraven omkring Den forbudte by, og kul-asken fra kejserens husholdning, som alt sammen er koert op paa "bjerget" i trilleboere ! I kejsertiden var her adgang forbudt, fordi man fra bakken kan se ind over murene omkring den forbudte by. Paa toppen af bjerget er der en pagode, ... 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

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Kim Foder

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I'm a 42 years old, IT-consultant living just outside Svendborg in Denmark. In the periode of 10-Sep-2005 to 26-Sep-2005 I was touring China, with my father, and a small traveling company from Denmark. I got a positive supprise, it was fairly easy to get access to the internet from almost anywhere in China (even in the old city core of Lijiang), even if the line speed was problematic at some places (funny enough this problem was worst in the Shanghai region). I took notes on my PDA, to make shure my tales would be correct when I could get access to the net. I wrote my travel blogs ... full info

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