Forbidden City

Episode Five: In which our heroine sets off to Beijing alone

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November 30th 2005
Including her experiences: Dragging her bag through the streets of Beijing Catching her first glimpse of Tiananmen Square Visiting a Fine Art exhibition Checking out the Night Markets Walking through the Forbidden City Hanging out with Hostelers Hiking the Great Wall Being chauffered around town & sleeping in style, Among others... I left the hotel in Shanghai early, after saying go ... 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