Forbidden City

Back in Beijing

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September 13th 2006
Arrived back in Beijing again, this time to see more of the sights than the hospitals...... On our first day back we went to the outskirts of the city to explore the Summer Palace which was where the imperial court used to retreat to in the summer to escape the heat of the city. It was in a lovely setting, surrounded by hills and had an enormous lake in the middle. We spent a relaxing day by ... 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