Ice Scoobering!

Patsy in Beijing

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January 11th 2010
Patsy in Beijing We flew from Hong Kong to Beijing. The flight was easy; the airports are very nice. We spent 10 days in Beijing. Here are some thoughts about our time there. What I liked best. Ice scoobering. It was so cold in Beijing that all of the lakes were frozen over, and there were a good many big lakes. There was one big lake near the place where we were stayin ... 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