The Imperial Palace

Beijing Sights

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April 30th 2014
Geo: 39.9204, 116.432Today we hit the road early for the "Long March", as our very professional guide Jennifer (not her birth name, she sweetly states) dubbed the day.We left at 7:30am in a mini-bus and picked up two American women from another hotel who are to be our tour mates for the trip. So we are 10, plus guide and driver. Rhona's luggage arrived this afternoon, whew!On ... 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