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CHINA - Beijing & Xi'an

April 7th 2008
BEIJING Arriving in Beijing was a bit of a shock... Beijing Capital Airport is amazing, but as soon as we got to the tourist information to see if we could find a hostel (we had no time for this in London), we came up against a tourist informer that could not speak a word of english... we are not sure how they are going to cope with the hordes of tourists that will arrive in four months f ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing

Chinese Flag 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
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