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CHINA - Beijing -- October 9, 2013

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November 10th 2013
Tiananmen Square -- Forbidden City Tiananmen Square, the world's largest square (you have little idea how huge it is until you visit.) Lots of people, a huge monument to people who fought for China against foreigners going back to the Boxer Revolt, two of the largest screens displaying scenes of China, the largest basket of Flowers, statues, the mausoleum of Chairman Mao, etc. Acro ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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