Beijing

First week in China

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September 22nd 2006
We are having a fantastic time, and have already fallen into just about every trap we were warned against (but it is all good fun) We started by taking a dodgy taxi from the airport and paid twice as much and got lost! Finally got to the hostel it is really nice. We have been to the Forbidden City, eaten at a street cafe, been shown around by a "student just practicing English!" and had a Tea Ce ... 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