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Outside the bird market  
   

Outside the bird market

the birdcages
Beijing, China

October 1st 2006
Day four: I was exhausted! I had done a lot of walking the first 3 days. I spent this day walking around the back lakes, mainly getting lost. Day five: I went to a bird market. They had birds, cats, scorpions, lizards, and lots and lots of crickets. Apparently they have cricket fights and cricket singing competitions. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see any. Afterwards I went to a market where ... 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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