China (48)

Big City / Small World

---

November 24th 2009
The Peoples Republic of China is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world’s population. In Beijing, the massive historical capital, there are over 17 million. Princes Risborough, the town I grew up in, is a civil parish within the Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, abou ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

---

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