The crowds in August

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August 2nd 2009
After an overnight train to Beijing (sleeper had sold out, but soft seat ticket was fine), a bus ride and a sweaty walk in the sunshine along a main road, we found the lovely Red lantern hostel in the Xicheng district and refreshed ourselves! First stop on our list was the birds nest stadium, and it was great! We could go inside and walk around - a (very small) part of the track was unc ... 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

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