The frontside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony at the Forbidden Palace

Beijing Finished!

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April 15th 2008
Just to give everyone a quick update… We have officially finished our leg of the trip in Beijing! Wow, what a lot of things we have done. Today we explored the ‘Great Mall of China,’ visited the Confucian Temple, The Lama Temple, and The Forbidden City. We added to our list of different types of transportation, including a motorcycle with a hutch on the back to fit passengers and walked a ... 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