Forbidden City

Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City

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November 19th 2014
Geo: 39.9165, 116.391After breakfast we drove to Tiananmen Square. It is very damp, cold and polluted today with no sunshine. The aftermath of APEC was definitely gone. As we drove to the Square, Jo explained how Beijing is trying to deal with the traffic and smog. In order to get a license for a car, you have to apply and are put into a lottery system. Also, public transportation is really ... 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