Weird Shower

My First Day in Beijing

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March 21st 2015
Hi all! My first day in Beijing was trying and interesting at the same time. I'll start from the beginning: My flight on Delta was amazing. Way too much food. Plush leather seats, "rest kit" with mask and ear plugs, blanket/pillow (of course), and headphones for the individual computer on the headrests. Yes, computers. It had so many TV shows and movies. It also had trivia games that could b ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Shunyi » Baixinzhang

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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