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Forbidden!

The next morning we wake up and have a lovely breakfast in our classy Hotel. A huge buffet which you can be sure I demolished. After that we decided that it was time to do The Last Emperor thing and visit the Forbidden City. Another absolutely massive place that has been kept well intact for...

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Big_T on August 26, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Big_T's Travel Blog

The First Train and Beijing

So after Shanghai we had to get our asses on the first train. I wish, really that i had something more interesting to report on this other than we met a nice chinese guy called Da-min who spoke lots of english and talked about getting rich. he was a nice guy which helps me to change my...

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adamski752 on August 25, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Adam's Leisurely Return Home

happy

Wellcome here！I hope you will all happy!!

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gyh on August 25, 2008 from Changzhou, China

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The Pretty Damn Good Wall of China

“All in all you're just another brick in the wall”. I have no idea why I quoted that song except they have a name in common. Get to Beijing at 7:15, go to the hotel, leave our stuff, we are in a cab on the way to the wall at 8:15am. It is a stunning sight. We arrived at the Mutianyu wall at...

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Big_T on August 25, 2008 from Beijing, China

from the travel blog: Big_T's Travel Blog

The Arrival

So, entry 3 is from the city of Shanghai. After going to sleep on the saturday night in a tossing and turning boat that I was sure was going to end up with the Titanic and other famous sunken galleons from days gone by, it was sweet relief to open my eyes cautiously to find out that we had...

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adamski752 on August 24, 2008 from Shanghai, China

from the travel blog: Adam's Leisurely Return Home

Arrival in Shanghai

Woke up the next day, the sea was calm, and it was though the gut-wrenching hell from the day before had not existed. We ate breakfast and arrived in Shanghai at just about 12:00 even though we had thought arrival was at about 2:00pm. When we arrived, we spent an hour sitting around waiting...

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Big_T on August 24, 2008 from Shanghai, China

from the travel blog: Big_T's Travel Blog

Xian Travel Guide

Xian, the eternal city, records the great changes of the Chinese nation just like a living history book. Called Chang'an in ancient times, Xian is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization in the Yellow River Basin area of the country. During Xian's 3,100 year development, 13 dynasties...

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beijing2008 on August 20, 2008 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Australia

Xian Travel Guide

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beijing2008 on August 20, 2008 from Xi'an, China

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Xuanwu lake,nanjing

Situated at the foot of Mt. Zhongshan in Nanjing, Xuanwu Lake is a beautiful scenic spot protected by China. It is also one of the three most famous lakes in Nanjing. Surrounding it are Circumvallation, Mt. Jiuhua and Jiming Temple. The history of Xuanwu Lake can be traced back to the Pre-Qin...

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beijing2008 on August 18, 2008 from Nanjing, China

from the travel blog: Australia

Soon back home

Ehiii e' il nostro ultimo giorno a Xi'an e stiamo preparando le valigie che stanno per esplodere, mi tocchera' lasciare in aeroporto tutto il mio guardaroba NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Io gia' mi ci vedo in aeroporto, spaurita, mentre la bilancia sale sempre piu' su e io vedo passare nella mia mente tutti...

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Ari, Fra, Telma - Autostop per Xi'an on August 16, 2008 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Xi'an!

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