Olympic Park

China - Part 1 (Beijing)

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October 10th 2009
Welcome to the China leg of our trip... We picked (by chance) a great time to visit as the Chinese are in the midst of celebrating their 60th anniversary as the Peoples Republic of China. The extended public holiday meant that Beijing was bursting at the seams, which despite creating a carnival atmosphere, also means lots of pushing and barging; although compared to the airports in Cambodia, i ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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