Beijing's Promotional Screen In Tiananmen Square

Beijing...You Had Me at Hello....

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June 8th 2010
They say that first impressions mean a lot, and Beijing did a wonderful job of warming us up and making us feel comfortable. It's an extremely big city, about 13 million, but it maintains a certain calmness which masks any big city feel. By comparison, it's about the same size as Delhi, but in the same way that a clean and quiet spot couldn't be found there, a dirty or overly noisy one can't be fo ... 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