Detailing in the Imperial Palace

Glow-in-the-dark Mao

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May 28th 2006
Beijing! A city of some 15 million all of whom think they can drive. And own some sort of vehicle. But lots and lots of trees and much more preserved than Shanghai. Shanghai is very much a modern city that could be just about anywhere - Beijing has more of a smaller town feel to it. We arrived later in the day after the grottoes, and the next morning visited Tianamen Square and the Forbidden C ... read more

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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