Bell Tower

Communication Problems

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June 6th 2011
Arriving at the station early in the morning we wished our neew found friend goodbye and headed to the ticket office to book our train to Beijing for a few days time. Using a combination of ineffective sign language and phrasebook we were told there was no room on the trains on the 6th, although we could stand (for 12 hours!). We decided to leave it and get to the hotel. Even waiting for a taxi wa ... 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