Door to the Emperor's house

Mao is not dead & AK-47

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June 24th 2005
We just came back from Beijing, Omar had a meeting on Monday and we decided to go on Friday and spend the weekend there. WARNING: THIS IS THE LONGEST BLOG I HAVE EVER WRITTEN the good news is that there are lots of pictures. Beijing and Shanghai are SO different, Shanghai is an hybrid between China and a foreign countryh but Beijing being as modern as Shanghai (without the 1000 skycra ... 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