Soldiers marching near Tian'anmen

June 29th 2009
I decided to visit Beijing again to explore a little more. Mostly to visit the Forbidden City. And it was a good opportunity to have a break before the onset of Summer Holidays and full time work at our school. 6 days a week for 6 weeks. Gee, I was getting used to 3 days a week work. I stayed at a different place this time, southwest of Tian'anmen called The Emperor's Guest House. Difficult to ... 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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Lynneelou

The Dangling Carrot

Time to update my profile. (12/1/12) Life is one big adventure. I know someone of note has said something like this in the past. I am a convert to the Big Adventure. I have spent my first 42 years in a conventional vacuum. What I considered was a normal conventional life was sucking the life out of me. It's 4 years ago now that I decided to leave the 'norm' and I suppose now I have become a bit of an ' itinerant '. Not a label that businesses, financial institutions and Government departments have in the permanent address field on paperwork. I have explored a small percentage ... full info

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