Beijing Downtown Backpackers

A non descript grey building in amongst the remaining historic buildings of famous Nanluogu Xiang. This was my "home away from home" for 5 days. The staff were terrific, spoke great English and were full of handy hints for getting around the city and beyond. I also met a lot of really interesting travellers from all over the world and thoroughly enjoyed my stay here.

#15 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Backpacking in Beijing - Streetlife

July 2nd 2006
This week I decided to take a quick trip to Beijing before I start out on my “Great Southern Adventure” into Guanxi, Guizhou and of course, Yunnan. An additional reason to go now is to avoid the huge summer crowds and the oppressive summer heat that arrive in July and August. Beijing is an easy 13hr train ride that leaves Taizhou Railway Station at about 6.30pm at night and arrives in Beijing ... 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

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