A monument in Tianamen Sqaure.

China Diaries 2

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September 7th 2008
Friday, November 09, 2007 China Diaries 2 Ni Hao Ma!!! So it's 7:23 am here in Beijing and I'm about to eat some breakfast. The last 2 days were cool, Thursday morning a few of the girls and I wandered about outside our hotel to the chaotic streets of Beijing. We are staying at a hotel near a busy hustle and bustle area where people are running around with sweet potatoes, selling stuff co ... 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