Congestion on the Great Wall

Beijing 2 - The Great Wall, a Birds Nest and other stories

September 24th 2017
This was the last full day of our Trans-Siberian Odyssey and ‘full’ it certainly was. On the way down to breakfast I spotted something in the lift that I had noticed before; there was no fourth floor! Apparently, the number four is unlucky in Chinese culture as it has the same pronunciation in Cantonese as the word ‘<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">death’. This was our earli ... 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

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TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: chris-roisin Joined: February 12th, 2010From: lives in Widnes,United KingdomFavorite Book: She says anything by Jonathan Kellerman. He says "the World". And I'm half way through chapter 3 (see favourite quote!!)Favorite Movie: Some of his favourite movies are Pulp Fiction, the Bourne trilogy and the Godfather movies. Some of her favourite movies include Doctor Zhivago, True Lies and the Terminator moviesFavorite Music: She likes listening to Runrig, Saw Doctors and Ian McNabb and he listens to anything she has playing in the ca... full info

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