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Confucius Says...

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November 3rd 2014
Confucius Says… After a buffet breakfast in the lower level of the hotel, we picked up a map of Beijing and decided to head for Wangfujing Road a main shopping area of Beijing, about 4 blocks away. It was cold, in the low 30’s with wind whipping around the buildings but fun to see all the stores. On the first corner there was a gigantic Apple Store full of people like we’ve seen i ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of 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