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Paris-Pekin: arrival

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August 19th 2008
Wednesday 30 July - at Shijiazhuang Got the hotel IT team to sort out the Ethernet connection so I have internet! Lots of emails today. The programme for 3-5 August has changed radically from the printed one, we will be doing less tourism and will be in Beijing for only 2 nights instead of three. Another economy measure, no doubt. In the evening there was a tremendous rainstorm, which ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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