Buying fake watches at the Pearl Market

Beijing

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April 21st 2009
Hong Kong - Beijing (Peking) Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 We are celebrating a successful transition and will soon enjoy room service of Dandan noodles, rice and dim sum. We left HK this morning in a bright, clear, sunny day; boarding a bus from our hotel and driving right to the airport, easy. We had no tickets but with information from Travel China we boarded a 2 and ½ hour flight on China Air- ... 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