Tiananmen Square

Beijing

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December 2nd 2007
So, it has already been two weeks since our trip to Beijing and I have not managed to post anything until now. I have been very busy with school work lately, but I finally feel like I am more on top of things now. Anyway, it was time Beijing was posted about, so here goes: Train Ride - First Time in a Sleeper Car We left Nanjing on Friday, November 16 at 9:30pm on the overnight trai ... 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