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Beijing, China (Take II)

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August 8th 2005
Hi again, My second visit to Beijing wasn't much different than the first one. Many arrangements of a big city, and a few thins to see that weren't that interesting... I just don't like big cities, now it's a fact. Except for buying new sandals (my old Source finally had it), and new sunglasses (didn't have any for almost two months), I issued a new passport (finished almost all the pages on t ... read more

Asia » China

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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