Tiananmen Square

Alright me Old China

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November 1st 2006
Wow Beijing, some wonderful sites to see in the capital of such an ancient land. Though a communist country, you see little evidence of this except for a few more soliders around (most looking like they just left school), and me unable to open the BBC website on the internet due to it being "Sensored"! Top sites included Great wall of China/Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square/Temple of Heaven ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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