China Aug 2014 - Beijing Great Wall

Jamie & Alli do China - 2nd leg: Beijing (29 Aug to 2nd Sept)

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August 29th 2014
DAY ONE: We arrived in Beijing early morning, straight to Pizza Hut for breakfast then the Royal Pagoda for Tai Chi… not as easy as it looks. There were lots of people playing games with shuttlecocks, cards, dancing, exercising, and there was even a small choir taking advantage of the acoustics in the gates – the city parks are large and well manicured and the people use them. They are love ... 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