Wangfujing

Beijing day three

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August 6th 2013
After a ton of walking yesterday we tried to take it easier today. Weather here has been very hot and humid, and forecasts this morning threatened thunder storms but we got lucky and stayed dry. (Music quiz....name the band behind recent hit, Get Lucky, and tell me their nationality. No googling!) First stop this morning was the Lama Budhist Temple. This visit was a definite hit with all of us. ... read more

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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