Beijing 21/06/08

Beijing (Peking) 21/06/08 to 23/06/08

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June 23rd 2008
3 days in Beijing went by like blur. 21/06/08 In the morning I decided to call Gao. What did I have to lose right? So Gao came and met me in the hostel. He brought a travel map of Peking in english for me. Then we went to purchase my tickets for Ulanbataar (UB). Well first we went to the international hotel and found out they charged 55RMB commission for the tickets. We decided to try and ge ... read more

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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