The great wall

China!

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February 4th 2011
Ni Hao and Gung Hey Fat Choy! Or Hello and happy new years to those of you who don't speak chinese! We have now spent our last 3 days in Sanlitun youth hostel here in Beijing. It's a HUUUGE city and a LOT of people. The hostel is awsome, lot of backpackers from all over the world. It's realy easy to get to know the people here, and the staff which differs from the rest of the city, speak engli ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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