Summer Palace

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November 5th 2010
Arrived safely and relaxed after lovely flight. We got 3 seats to ourselves as Tom was described as 9'13" by the check in man, so we got extra room for his very long legs! Our hostel is beautiful, made up of courtyards & lots of lanterns and plants. Last night we visited Tiananmen Square at sunset in time for a special flag ceremony, and then found a very exotic market selling live scorpi ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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