Turtles at Mao Jia

Holy Crap I'm in Beijing!

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June 6th 2008
China is freakin' sweet...but I must say today was a little scary. We got off the plane in the middle of the afternoon to find the international arrivals section of PEK airport almost empty. We got through customs in about 5 minutes and waited on our bags for about 20. After figuring out how to work the Chinese ATM, we went out on the street to try to nab a cab to take to our little Super 8 hot ... 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