q-IMG 1272 - one of five Marble bridges over the Golden Water

Beijing - Around the City

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October 16th 2009
First stop today was the famous Tiananmen Square, the worlds biggest square, that can hold over 1 million people. Not a really lot to see here , Chairman Mao Mausoleum a couple of monuments. They have recently put a huge screen in the centre of the square for the recent 60 year anniversary of the People’s Republic of China and a marathon in the coming weeks. It was fortunate that we cam ... 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