Temple of Heaven

Port for Beijing

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March 20th 2017
Geo: 39.13, 117.2Ship will be docked for 3 days while many of the passengers will be off touring Beijing and beyond.Long day! Clearing the ship and customs was stupid. Nothing like starting the day 2 hours behind schedule. After over 2 hours driving and lunch, we visited the Temple of Heaven. Second stop was the Summer Palace. Not like the ones in Europe. Dinner was Peking Duck. ... read more

Asia » China » Tianjin

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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