Forbidden City

Beijing

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August 12th 2013
We arrived in Beijing around 9:30am and got a taxi to our hostel called Lucky Family located in one of the many hutongs (narrow alleyways) in the city. It took around an hour to get there but the time passed quickly especially as our taxi driver was singing for us most of the way there. When we arrived at the hostel our room was ready so we managed to check into our room early and decided to have ... 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