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Beijing or Bust--Day 1

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March 2nd 2011
Sorry it has taken so LONG to get this up. As you can see there was a lot to catch up on (and this is only Day 1). The task has been so daunting I've kept putting it off HAHA Enjoy! Alicia and I woke up around 5:30 AM and caught a city bus to the bus station for 1RMB (about 15 cents). The central train station is conveniently located right across the street. Our train ride was 5 hours on the ... 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