Beijing Olsen Serviced Apartment

First day in Beijing

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June 24th 2009
We have just arrived at our hotel located in Beijing, Chaoyang district. It is a very long day. We woke up early and left Brossard at 5:00 AM. We arrived in Chicago at 8:30 AM local time and took off to Beijing at 13:00. Flying time is about 12:30 going via great circle i.e. GreenBay, Thunder Bay, Hudson Bay, around North Pole, Siberia, Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia and finally Beijing. ... 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