Rickshaws to take us to the Hutongs

China Trip: Day 4 - Beijing

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October 10th 2007
I had a little scare this morning at the hotel in Beijing. I lost my passport. I searched everywhere and I couldn't find it. I frantically searched the room and my bags, and I didn't locate it. The bell man picked up the bags and I went downstairs, saw Kevin and told him. He freaked out and insisted that I keep looking. Down in the lobby where my checked bags were, I went through them agai ... 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