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Beiling Park - Paddle Boats - Zhaoling Tomb - Chinese Laundry

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August 21st 2015
Today and tonight, we picked up our laundry at a local shop, taken the metro north to Beiling Park, a famous, 3.3 million square meter public space, got on a random vehicle within the park taking us to 'who-knows-where' (turned out to be the opposite end of the park, which was a good idea)visited the Zhaoling Tombs, had cotton candy, rented a paddle boat, had tea in the Club Lounge at the Sofitel, ... 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