Forbidden City

Touring Forbidden Places

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August 22nd 2006
It didn't take long to get to the Forbidden City from our hotel. It's weird that a place that big was so close. I was already in a daze when we got there and the haze surrounding the place made it even more unreal. Again, so many people. I know, I know, it's China, what did I expect. Oh well, I like taking pictures of people if you couldn't tell. [img=http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l208/tmp5 ... 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