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Last day in the Forbidden city

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November 4th 2007
My last day in China was packed! No rest for the wicked so after a late night and early rise I headed to the markets (Pearl) again for some bargaining and souvenir gathering. Thank god for maps and the grid-like orientation of Beijing, which comes in handy when trying to navigate from Hohai district (lake area west of Forbidden city and Tianenman Sq) to Chongwenmen district in the south east co ... read more

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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