Tianjin

Around Beijing and Shandong Province

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November 10th 2011
I emailed my friend Chenchen in Beijing. ‘I can come in November, but I am worried that it will be too cold’, I said. ‘No, no’, she replied, ‘it will be pleasant’. So I booked my ticket. I spent the night in the airport in KL and then flew to Tianjin, a city 70 km to the South East of Beijing. My first impression as I got off the plane – ‘Coo, it’s a bit cold’. The 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