Great Wall 3

Embracing My Inner Tourist

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March 1st 2012
I've spent the last 4 days in Beijing, and managed to squeeze seeing a ridiculous number of sights into a short amount of time. I was in full on tourist mode, going to every major site and taking phots of every little thing. Temple of Heaven On my first full day, a miracle occured. While cold, there was a blue sky and I could see the sun. After a month in the gray of Sha ... 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