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Day 16 - Chairman Mao's Mausoleum, leaving Beijing, night train to Hangzhou

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August 7th 2013
Day 16 - Chairman Mao's Mausoleum, leaving Beijing, night train to HangzhouToday I totally missed an activity .... By choice! At 4.30 there was an option to go to Tiananmen Square to watch the raising of the flag. I decided not to go? I did see the raised flag, and took photos of it a couple of days ago (day 14)..... I think!I decided that it was mot worth a 4.30 get up to see it actually b ... 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