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Don't be Russian around China

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May 19th 2013
31 hour train.... last of the Transiberia/trans Mongolia route! A change of scenery from birch trees-desert and now to Chinese mountain land. Mongolia- China border crossing took 9 hours- the customs questioned me as on my passport photo i have a slight spot on my cheek that i don't have now.. after much staring at my face they concluded it is me! As well as the nine hour wait... all the toile ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Dongcheng

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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