JW and Tajana

Discovering Beijing and surroundings

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August 5th 2004
The past few days flew by. Can't believe our jeurney is about to end. But what a closure! Beijing is busy and smogy - but it has a soul of its own. The first day we walked around the Great Wall and visited imperial tumbs. Tianamen square and the Forbidden city took a day of their own. And today, last day - we took it easy wondering around the Summer Palace. The Great Wall was really crow ... 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