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Back to Beijing

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February 13th 2007
Well we are back in the calm of Beijing on our last night before jumping on the trans-Siberian express to Moscow. We are all sorted including being huge stereotypes and buying War and Peace (For Clare) and Crime and Punishment (For myself) to get us in the mood. Clare thinks she will polish off War and Peace in 2 days???????? We will see..................... The last few days in Beijing have b ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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