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Imperial Beijing
(Apr 24 '07)
We passed through Beijing three times during our travels through China and Mongolia. The city is loaded with some of China’s most famous tourist attractions and we visited as many as we could afford. ...
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China, Xi'an: Coffee Breaks with Terracotta Warriors
(May 24 '07)
"At times the crazy man was yelling, pointing his finger wildly and spitting on us as he spoke"
With a population of over 6 and a half million and a history spanning 2000 years, Xi'an was not a city easy ...
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The western province of Sichuan is one the most famous and populous provinces in China (85 million). Chengdu is one of two main cities in Sichuan and I used it as a ...
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We arrived in Beijing on Saturday morning to a foggy day in the big city. We tried to get a cheap taxi to our hostel but succeeded in getting ripped off by ...
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Rooftop of the World
(May 26 '06)
I knew something was different when 20 minutes into my flight from Chengdu to Lhasa, the carpet of thick cloud and smog covering Sichuan province was pierced by snow-capped mountain tops which ...
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A week in Kunming
(Jun 02 '06)
"an ancient pathway that looked like it came straight out of Crouching Tiger"
On Friday we went to morning classes to find everyone had the rest of the day off. We had decided not to go to Xi'an after ...
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Ancient Warriors of Xi'an
(Mar 17 '07)
"we left with an appreciation that the Chinese civilization is indeed an old civilization with a deep, rich and diverse history."
Fast Facts:
Beijing population is 12 Million. The entire China population is 1.3 billion people, 1/5th the earth’s population.
There is a one child rule in China. (formerly ...
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Being in Beijing
(Apr 03 '06)
"a vast array of stuff including snakes, scorpions, locusts, crickets, cocoons, baby octopus and spiders - all beautifully arranged on sticks. Yum."
Nanjing
(Oct 10 '05)
We got off the sleeper train in the middle of the night, everyone was tired and generally pissed off after a rough night at the village and a long train journey with a lot of snoring. Also, the first ...
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Recent Blogs for China
Hiking The Great Wall
(Jul 16 '08)
"Towers, massive blocks each one of them, perch on the crests of hills, some collapsed, some intact, some sprouting trees like garnish"
Beijing by Bike
(Jul 15 '08)
"We felt like royalty in a city built for bikes, the People's transport"
We've now gotten Magda's Mongonlian visa, without the hassles we expected. Like her bigger neighbors Mongolia has joined in the ...
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Day 5 Aberdeen, Hong Kong
(Jun 14 '08)
Last night it rained, and when it rains here it storms. We decided to spend the evening in the bar of our hotel where we met a family from Swindon. However, one of the couples had emigrated to ...
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