The Queen's Navy

Beijing Day 1

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June 27th 2011
After a 12-hour train ride from Hangzhou that we shall never speak of again, the group arrived in Beijing. The first thing that I noticed is that it does not have the same tallness as Shanghai or even Hangzhou. The buildings are still 20 to 30 stories tall but they do not make a distinct skyline. We dragged ourselves to the bus and then to the hotel where we had 2 hours to get back out and start t ... 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