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Beijing!

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May 25th 2009
I arrived first thing (7.30am) by train in Beijing, after a very refreshing night's sleep in the sleeper wagon. It was nice to use another mode of transport after all the buses and flights, and the train was very good! Once in the station, I was met by the entire population of China, and pushed my way through to the big 'I' for 'Information' in order to find out where a particular street was. I ... 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