Forbidden city

Time to say goodbye...

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December 4th 2007
I cannot believe that my time in China is finally coming to end... After being here for 6 months, its hard to say bye to a place I've become so attached to and to people I really will miss. It's like when you first come to college, you meet wonderful friends, finally become acquainted with the school... just to leave. forever. The thing is, to many people they think, oh you just went abroad to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Chaoyang district

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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