China's Congress

Meeting the Group, Tianamen Square, and the Forbidden City

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June 17th 2009
Days 3 and 4: On day 3, we had to pack up and leave our new home away from home (FX YanSha) and head to the hotel for our GAP adventure tour. We were sorely disappointed that our new, more expensive hotel did not have free bottled water, nor free breakfast, and only twin beds 😞 On the up side, it did have a safe so we weren't stuck carrying everything we owned. We explored the area aroun ... 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