Roof top view

From one of the balconies we could look out over a good chunk of the city. The number of building highlights one of the differences between Chinese and English palaces.

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Christmas in Beijing

December 21st 2009
Editorial aside Before I get into the description of our trip to Beijing, several people have asked about the difference between a comment and a message when responding to a blog entry. It took me a while to figure this out: • a private message is immediately sent to me as an email and I get it right away as I check email constantly. • a comment appears only in the blog and, if ac ... 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

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