Llama Temple

The Forbidden City

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August 18th 2009
Day 1, August 15, 2009 It’s Saturday morning and I have just enough time to do final jobs around the property, such as inoculating lambs with my friend Bob Frater (thank-you Bob). Then, I'm off to Pahia to catch the bus to Auckland to start a trip to the UK via Beijing. All on a weekend that Auckland play Northland in Kerikeri. Still, I’m glad I missed the game, because Auckland decima ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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