There are nine million bicycles in Beijing . . . And today, I was on one of them
April 24th 2007 "How hard could it be? I bike all the time in Amsterdam. Why didn't I think of this before?" were my thoughts this morning when I decided that my feet and, particularly my ankle, would appreciate a bit of a rest. So, intrepid (or stupid, some might say) soul that I am, I found a bike rental place (about 6 Euro for the day) and rented a Beijing bike. Beijing bikes (at least the one I had) are actu
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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 
