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The mean streets of Beijing.  
   

The mean streets of Beijing.

On the streets and cruisin' about this bad-ass city, just for kicks! On the left, Stephane - the new recruit. Then: Rory, Andy, Scott, Toby.
BEIJING BLAST! - we gain two new follwers to the Great Cause.

November 16th 2006
Day 163, 10th November Beijing Today I did the tourist stuff with Scott. We walked to Tianammen Square and visited Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum, how bizarre that was! So grandiose and regimented, just to see what looked like a waxwork dummy with a light bulb inside it. Scott burst out laughing and got a hard stare from one of the guards. I bought some Mao tat from the souvenir sellers on the st ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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