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Forbidden City Here I Come!

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February 19th 2006
Hello all again from the Middle Kingdom, When we last left our hero, I was displaying my Chinese skill to the faculty of the Jingshan school. Well, tomorrow I have to do it again. This time in front of the students. Hmmm....well...I've chosen once again to read off a card on this one. I'll let you know how it turns out. On to some fascinating sites around Beijing. Yesterday was spent at t ... 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