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Beijing, By Any Other Name, Is Still Peking

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April 25th 2014
First, our apologies for not getting our blog posts done in a timely fashion. These really have been hectic go-go-go days, and we are both so glad that we didn’t start this vacation in Beijing. Arnold asked his group on the bus, who had previously had Peking duck. I took the bait like some others, and he asked, “So, you’ve been to Beijing before?” To truly be Peking duck, the ducks need to ... 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