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Beijing

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June 29th 2008
Our final location of the trip would be another gigantic and heavily-polluted city, China's capital Beijing. In fact, it was difficult to enjoy the city itself for both reasons - the size of the place makes walking a necessity, but the air quality ensures that said walking really isn't much fun. Fortunately the city is easily redeemd by an amazing range of superlative cultural attractions, in and ... 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