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BEIJING: THE FORBIDDEN CITY ENTRANCE  
   

BEIJING: THE FORBIDDEN CITY ENTRANCE

..AND THE CROWDS OF CHINESE DOMESTIC TOURISTS
GOBI DESERT TO BEIJING AND HANOI

October 13th 2007
i am now in a hot and sultry hanoi, capital city of vietnam, having arrived this morning from a much colder beijing, via a 36 hour train journey. was glad i could view rural china from the comfort of my sleeper cabin rather than having to endure it for real! (ive done china before in 2004, and didnt like the experience much.... anything worth seeing is usually swarmed over by large uncouth domest ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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