Yuppy Alley

Nangluogu Xiang stretches for several blocks, with fewer and fewer "original" buildings. However, it is a great place to come to relax in a chic cafe and indulge in the Western flavours that are not often available to me in Taizhou.

#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

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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