standing in history

China- the theatre of dreams and chaos

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November 9th 2007
Well Guys and Gals, we have managed to find our way to China, for the next leg of our adventure. We were lucky enough to get a pick up at the airport, as after a 12 hour flight, the last thing we needed was to find our way to the hostel in a country where no one spoke english!!! (cheating I know, but imagine the feeling!). Our hostel is slap bang in the middle of a hutong. A hutong is a chinese ... 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