Forbidden City

China so far...

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September 11th 2010
Hello family and friends!! We have begun our 100 day trip and are on day 11 right now! Here are a few pics and stories from our trip so far! We have yet to finish the blogs for our Japan trip last month so keep your eye out for those soon too hopefully...things may be a little out of order for a while... Beautiful Beijing As our first step into China, Beijing (formally known as Peking) was bot ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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