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see the wall through the man73

Camouflage By Liu Bolin - The Invisible Man

Spectacular camouflage by Liu Bolin. People call him the invisible man. So much being said, don’t you just love looking at these pictures???

3 comments    body painting arts & crafts
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Jade Carving Center

The Jade Carving Center in Beijing (also known as the Jade Factory) is located in Beijing, China, along the way to visit the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall of China sections nearest Beijing. This government...

0 comments    china tours beijing
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Travel stories

Tiananmen square in Beijing center, 880 meters, 500 meters wide, area of 44 million square metre, can accommodate 100 million people held a grand gathering. Today is the world's largest city plaza. The...

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Temperature was five degrees when my friends and I went at Tiananmen Square to visit one of the oldest places in the history of the world. But it sure was a sight to behold, with all the edifices left standing and preserved in the Square, speaking ri54

Tiananmen Square: Eyewitness to China's Historic Rise

For the first 30 years of my life, I’ve been used to the familiar grounds of Chinatown in Manila, interacting with local Filipino-Chinese folks when I buy something in Ongpin Street, Manila, accompanying my...

0 comments    travel vacation china
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Tianenmen Square: 20 Years Later

     Weeks after making this iconic picture the background on my phone and days after making it my default picture on Facebook, it occurs to me that this is an extremely important photograph. In fact,...

0 comments    tiananmen the human spirit
The ethereal Temple of Heaven75

My Impressions of China: Beijing

Beijing is a special place in China as it is the place where a lot of historical events have happened. However, when I visted Beijing during the winter of 2008, I was marvelling at not only the heritage but...

1 comment    travel history china
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Forbidden City

Forbidden City, that is the end of the feudal dynasty ruled by the living and working before the dynasty emperor's palace buildings are multi-fingered Beijing Palace Museum. The Imperial Palace is located...

6 comments    travel gallery museum
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Tian'anmen Square & The Berlin Wall

Poem commemorating the Tian'anmen Square massacre and an unexpected consequence.

5 comments    poetry tiananmen square
Great Wall of China, about one hour by tour bus outside of Beijing.72

Traveling in China... fun but caution required.

The most successful communistic country has made a transition to capitalistic country, but, remember, it is still communism. Not that there is anything bad for the normal travelers looking for value travel. ...

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Why is China obsessed with 8% economic growth? Is it truly to maintain social stability or is it mainly political?...

The short answer to that would be that China quite simply has no option but to be obsessed with and ensure 8% growth at a minimum.  Why does China need 8% growth you ask?  Well, over the past decade or two,...

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