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February 2nd 2006
There really are an amazing number of beautiful sites in Beijing. The most remarkable part is how big each of them is and that they're all still within Beijing. Tuesday We went to see the Temple of Heaven. The main building was closed (this is a trend I'm going to have to start getting used to it seems) but it was all very beautiful anyway with a lovely garden to wander around and really nice t ... 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