shame about your shoes!

Goodbye Chairman Mao

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October 2nd 2008
Confucius says - A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As we rolled into Beijing you could see it was not a city suffering from an Olympic hangover but bright, new and pristine looking. The city was bustling with people as it was one of China's National holidays everyone was in good spirits, they are a nation of people who look very proud of their capital and ... 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