Forbidden City - Beijing

Keep in by the wall!

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May 31st 2006
The last leg of our trans Siberian adventure ended on a cloudy afternoon in Beijing. After a hugely enjoyable train journey with the company of Oka and Craig, we were sad to say our goodbyes to the longest train journey in the world. It's mind boggling to think we had travelled over 9,000 km by train and become so accustomed to walking along swaying into things, scrambling around in the cabins t ... 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