Summer Palace

Beijing

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March 29th 2007
29/03/07 - Day of travel from Hong Kong up the river delta by a turbojet to Shenzhen, through customs and then a 3hr flight on China Airways to Beijing. Finally as night arrives I manage to work the buses and tubes and the narrow roads with no sign posts to find my hostel - Leo's Hostel. This was down a great little traditional road fill of stalls, shops and rickshaws with loads of families amou ... 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