Beijing West Train station

Those crazy Buddhists.

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June 7th 2007
So, onward to Datong from Beijing, a six hour train ride on a hard seat. When they say the class is hard seat they mean it, three people on a seat designed for two. But for 2 pounds it's not so bad. There are a few different classes to choose from; Hard seat, soft seat, hard sleeper (6 bunks, 3 each side, about 90 people per train carriage in compartments open to the aisle) which is the most popul ... 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