Mig 21

China Aviation Museum

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October 24th 2010
Took a 40 minute subway ride followed by a 30 minute local bus to the door of the China Aviation Museum on the outer edge of Beijing. This city is huge! Total cost to the door of the museum 3.5 Yuan or 52 cents! It was raining, one of the few times on the holiday so far, so we took a little electric covered cart from the gate to the ticket office for 10 Yuan. In China there is always somebody rea ... 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