Street Market in Beijing

I can't even imagine what the Olympics will be like!

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September 27th 2007
So we took an afternoon train from Datong to Beijing on Wednesday the 26th. It was a beautiful trip - we saw small parts of the Great Wall along with beautiful country side, mountains and lakes. For some reason we were actually in a soft sleeper car rather than in coach seating, so it was an afternoon/evening of sleeping, reading and looking at the scenery. Beijing is one big city!!! 13 or 14 ... 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