We eventually climbed along the tiny path that weaves around that mountain!

Week 6- Beijing

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April 10th 2011
Woah! I feel like I have so much to report on this week, and I am not sure I will be able to remember everything! The week started off with a holiday (Qingming Festival, otherwise known as Tomb Sweeping Holiday). It is basically a day similar to our Memorial Day in which families go and clean the tombs of their loved ones and honor their national heroes who have died. Thus, because of this holiday ... 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