Nanny and her flower tea

Chinese Tea House

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April 6th 2011
Today was a leisurely one for us here in Beijing! After the crazy touristness of the past few days, we decided a rest day was in order. We all had a lie in and sat around in our PJs...even when housekeeping came to clean the room! I then popped off to the gym to try and stretch out my poor leg muscles. I have been struggling since the Great Wall and I am not really sure it worked, but it was worth ... 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