Forbidden city

Picture of Chairman Mao over the entrance. There are loads of little bridges that you crossed depending on how important you were

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Beijing - a city that can't wait for the Olympics

July 20th 2008
A few pictures from Beijing that I'm late posting - partly because I couldn't put some of them up while in China. e.g. while on a mobile call with my sister, I heard the click of another handset being lifted on the line... ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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

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