Me and Mao

At last...Beijing

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September 6th 2007
Beijing 8/28/07-9/4/07 The flight in from Guilin wasn't bad at all. However, it was crazy to see the thick cloud of brown pollution that hovered over the city. I feared for my lungs. After we landed and got our bags (they made it again!) it was instant mayhem. The language barrier has really come into play here. Nobody speaks a word of English besides "Hello!!" We've resorted to pointin ... 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