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Monday - fake goods market and Summer Palace and duck dinner

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September 6th 2014
So today was a busy day for us all. The original itinerary was to visit the fake goods market and then go see the Olympic park. However Bhavisha, Kirsty and I decided to skip the Olympic park in favour of the summer palace. So we all piled on the tube with our guide Lunar to the fake goods and pearl market. Here you can buy clothes, electronics, perfume, cosmetic, bags etc which are all br ... 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