not so peaceful!

Happy hiking

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May 6th 2010
Well I have to get into training for my Taishan challenge so I started with an outing to Mr Mao’s Chestnut Orchard, run by the Beijing Hikers, and a very international group they turned out to be. We had to take a coach an hour and a half north of the city. A young guy from USA sat next to me, he was in China for 6 months working on an animation film, but I also talked to French, Dutch, Austra ... 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