Tiananmen Square

Beijing, China

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September 21st 2010
China! It is the land of the Great Wall and the Forbidden City and the home of 1.3 billion people. Its resourceful people invented the compass, the printing press, paper, fireworks and gunpowder. It is the place where people eat deep fried scorpions and cockroaches (according to our guide, “Chinese people will eat anything.”) It is where you will find spectacular architecture, amazing land ... 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