Mao 3

Chairman Mao finally replaced

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September 22nd 2006
Hey, just to let everyone know we arrived safely in our first destination stop (Beijing), something we had firm doubts of achieving ourselves as doubtless many of you did also. This first major achievement was closely followed by our mastery of the intricate minefield that is travelblog.org. (Note to Donna and Stephen, we are now fully proficient in the dark arts of the UBS port and MP4 downloads ... read more

Asia » China

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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