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Made in China - Crowne Plaza Hotel

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September 15th 2013
A few hours’ sleep, somehow despite the obvious the seat designers of planes have not yet figured out that the shape of a person sleeping (in a chair) is different to sitting upright. A strange tasting omelette keeps us fortified, while for me, Monsters University whiles away the early hours. The sun rises, bright orange over China. I watch endless ‘suburbs’ of multi-storey apartment blocks ... 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