Zac and the tallest building in Tianjin

Tianjin

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January 23rd 2011
These days, it only takes 120 mins to get from our apartment building to a hotel in Tianjin. Only 30 mins of that is spent on the intercity train - 71% of the time is used up from getting to our house to the 'local' train station. Anyway, all in all, a great excuse for a weekend away! Tianjin presented us with freezing cold weather and a strange mix of China, Europe and antiques. And a Mario c ... 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