The Forbidden City

Mao Town

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February 26th 2007
We flew in to Beijing after about 7 hours sitting on the tarmac in Hong Kong or circling south of Beijing due to a thick fog. Luckily we'd been upgraded to Business class so it wasn't as unbearable as it could have been. After the first day though it cleared up and was nice for walking around. Beijing was very different to what we expected and has wide streets, low buildings and heaps of space ... 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