PB090014

Day18 Beijing, Forbidden City

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November 9th 2014
Hi All, Today we woke early and headed to the Forbidden City thinking that with the early start we would beat the cues.....NOPE!!! Was mental- so busy. We walked all the way to the entrance before being told the ticket office was the other side of the square (cost us 30 mins cueing!!!) Once inside it was apparent how beautiful the place was (well it was for Emperors and Empresses) ... read more

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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