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Chengde: My Kingdom for a Temple

May 26th 2010
Chengde: My Kingdom for a Temple Chengde is the old summer retreat for the Qing Emperors. Up in the hills 200km north-east of Beijing, it is noticeably cooler than the capital and was an excellent base for hunting forays. It was also an excellent location for international conferences amongst the finely-suited politicians of China’s past. Royal Gardens The city was therefor ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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