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Day 7 Beijing

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April 6th 2008
Geo: 39.9165, 116.391Tonight is our last night in Beijing, one that I have been looking forward to as we will be staying in a snow resort! But more on that later.First stop was a silk shop where all sorts of silk stuff were being sold. Not my type of thing but part of the tour...ok..we hung around. Deshengmen GateThis is one of the gates defending Beijing from invaders. This was impre ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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