The Summer Palace

Beijing... the Hutong days

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February 1st 2009
Shockingly, the stopover in Kunming from which were to catch our plane was totally straightforward and went according to plan. We got the wife of John (from the george and dragon in jinghong) to write down a hotel near the airport that she knew, we caught a taxi there, the prices were fine and we succesfully walked around the corner to the airport the next morning, and checked in without a hitch. ... 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