Outside the station

Journey to the West

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April 2nd 2009
Dear all - For months I have been going on about my grand plans to travel overland from China to Europe. It's now April 2009, the time has finally come to tear myself away from Beijing and embark on my voyage home. Previously my trips between Europe and Beijing have involved a couple of hours waiting in an airport lounge, ten hours on a plane being fed and entertained, and a short car ride ... 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