The Great Wall

Beijing

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October 1st 2008
Goodness, Beijing is busy! We were very lucky in SE China with it not being crowded but it is def the opposite here. Apparently it is a public holiday in China and everyone has come to Beijing! It is quite a change from the nice countryside--an absolute madhouse!!! We arrived around midnight so didn't make it to our hostel until around 1am to learn that the hostel didn't pay attention to our ... 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