Mao's Mauseleum

You Say Beijing, I say Peking

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June 6th 2008
I started my China adventure by staying in Beijing for a week and later ended up returning for a few days to meet up with Sean for our tour. It was my first impression of China after arriving from Tokyo, and the contrast was stark from the moment I arrived. The pollution in Beijing, and much of China, is as bad as they say. I couldn't really see anything through the smog as our plane approached ... 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