Forbidden city

Time for a bit of culture............

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April 20th 2010
I haven’t told you yet about my first visits to the two most iconic cultural sites in China- The Forbidden City & The Great Wall. There is something rather special about seeing these places for yourself, so familiar from books and films and tourist guides, there’s nothing like the real thing. I went to the Forbidden City back in February and it was bitterly cold, which may have coloured my ... 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