Outside the Forbidden city

The imperial city served as a safe haven for Chinese emperors from its construction in 1420 to 1911. The city is surrounded by a wall large at its base getting narrower at the top making it nearly impossible to scale. The city is also surrounded by a 6ft deep moat.

Day for walking

September 3rd 2006
I am doing much better than last time I wrote. I have adjusted got into a routine and life is full of excitment and adventure. Seeing the forbidden city on a weekend was not the smartest idea I have ever had. I realized this as soon as i stepped onto the already overcrowed bus. But I decided to go ahead and go rather than sit around my apartment. I had a very nice tour guide who knew a lot of ... 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

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