Gate of Heavenly Peace

3 Weeks in China

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June 12th 2010
Sorry its been ages since we last wrote but its been a nightmare trying to find a decent internet connection at the moment, and its even more impossible trying to work out how to upload pictures on Chinese computers Anyway, we've now been in China 3 weeks and its been completely non-stop. After a night sleeping on the floor in Kuala Lumpur airport, we finally made it to Beijing - its mental th ... read more

Asia » China » Chongqing » Chongqing

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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