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95Top 5 Places to Visit in China
The Great Wall in Beijing, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is the most often seen tourism site in China. It runs over 373 miles, containing about 827 city wall platforms, 71 passes and countless towers. The Forbidden City was the...
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89Why is Number 8 a Lucky Number?
Did you that we are in the 20 year cycle of the number 8? This is why China wanted the Olympics to open in Beijing on August 8, 2008.
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86My Visit to a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Doctor in Beijing
There were 10 of us in Beijing who went to see four TCM doctors. Each absolutely accurate exam was done with a doctor looking at our tongue and putting his fingers to our pulse. There was no need for x-rays or blood tests. One man was even stunned that his doctor could tell him what was lacking in his marriage!
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86Olympic Torch Relay - A History
The Olympic torch relay is a relatively new concept to the Olympic Games. It was begun at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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85Made in China: A Traveller's guide to knowing what to buy in China
China manages to combine a great variety of styles, price ranges, and standards in its shopping. By itself this is not so unusual, but the sheer range of shops, stalls, and markets that it takes to serve its...
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85Shopping the Beijing Pearl Market
China is an amazing country that is going thru some tough growing pains. When China hosted the Olympics this summer, the world was exposed to China’s history and culture. For the traveler, China...
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852008 Summer Olympics Mascots
The official logo of the Beijing Olympics is the “Dancing Beijing” – with a calligraphic character (jing), meaning capital as a reference to the host city. The Beijing 2008 mascots are the five Fuwa.
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82Meridian 3-1-2 Qigong Exercise : Introduction
Meridian 3-1-2 qigong exercise : an introduction. Its founder and its health benefits.
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83Ten Most Beautiful Chinese Actresses
A look at the beautiful women of China but also briefly discusses China's One-Child Policy.
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81Are There Cracks in the Great Wall of China
Beyond the impressive reports that show a growing economy and improve standard of living is another side of China's economic "success" story. There are signs of failure and cracks in the state-planned economy of China.
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