Tiennamen Square

Rain and Traffic in Beijing

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July 29th 2006
Say Good-bye to JB's eloquent descriptions and accurate imagery, not to mention all the BIG WORDS! I'm back in charge, with true blogging enthusiasm and less skill. Beijing offers some of the most famous historical sites - The Great Wall, The Ming Tombs, The Forbidden City, The Summer Palace and Tiennamen Square - of which we have been to see all. As could be expected, the visiting crowds were ... 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