Forbidden City

Beijing Spring settling in

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March 6th 2008
Spring is knocking at the door...definitely! Today, we went on our bikes and had a great ride to 'Jingshan Park', an artificial hill made with soil from the digging of lakes and the Forbidden City moats. At the top, there is a traditional Chinese style pagoda and lots of 'dusty' cyprus trees. It was the perfect day to go up there (100 meters high). Here are some pictures and a video of Beijing sky ... 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