Tianamen Sq.

Arrived safetly

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August 26th 2010
Hi All, So our trip to Beijing has begun. The train journey was good and we were on time into Beijing west train station. We then joined the huge queue for the taxis. after maybe 40 minutes we finally got a taxi to our hotel. We had a little rest and then off we went. We only had a quick look around Tiananmen Sq. and around a new shopping street south of the square. After having a mooch around ... 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