The Forbidden City

The Long Goodbye

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February 27th 2007
Those of you who know us will probably realise that we're writing this entry after returning to the UK - those of you who don't probably won't care!! Anyway, time to bring you up to speed with our last few weeks in China... After leaving Xi'an by train we stopped at ZhengZhou & went off to visit the Shaolin Temple & it's arse-kicking monks! They certainly put on a good show - smashing things on ... read more

Asia » China

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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