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Dag 1 i Beijing

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May 18th 2007
Kl 5:45 (vi skulle have ankommet 5.20, men taget i betragtning af de 9000 km vi havde lagt bag os, er 25 minutters forsinkelse vel ikke saa galt igen) ankom vi til beijing banegaard. Beijing har flere banegaarde, men det her var aabenbart banegaarden. Efter at have sagt farvel til vores medrejsende, eller i hvert fald de europaeiske af slagsen, og macspist en morgenmad vadede vi forventningsfulde ... 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