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Wierd-East Asia : Travel introduces you to strange things.

Wierd-East Asia

Travel introduces you to strange things.

Updated: Jan 17, 2008 7:20pm PST

From Cixi To Mao : Of course, if you go to Beijing you have to go to the Palace Museum, known to English speakers as The Forbidden City. I did it backwards, entering through the Empresses' quarters and exiting through the monumental public areas in the South, a journey which took me from Empress Cixi through many emperors and finally to Mao.

From Cixi To Mao

Of course, if you go to Beijing you have to go to the Palace Museum, known to English speakers as The Forbidden City. I did it backwards, entering through the Empresses' quarters and exiting through the monumental public areas in the South, a journey which took me from Empress Cixi through many emperors and finally to Mao.

Updated: Jan 13, 2008 10:24pm PST

Beijing City : Most of Beijing isn't palaces. Here's a iittle looking around the area.

Beijing City

Most of Beijing isn't palaces. Here's a iittle looking around the area.

Updated: Jan 12, 2008 10:26pm PST

Empress Cixi : Empress Cixi seems to have been responsible both for the collapse of Imperial China, and most of the palaces around Beijing. Here's from the Summer Palace, her ultimate fantasy palace which bankrupted the country.

Empress Cixi

Empress Cixi seems to have been responsible both for the collapse of Imperial China, and most of the palaces around Beijing. Here's from the Summer Palace, her ultimate fantasy palace which bankrupted the country.

Updated: Jan 11, 2008 8:13pm PST

A Pretty Good Wall : In 2007, I went to Beijing for Sun Tech Days. I had the last day of my visit free, so I went to see some of the sights. This is two sections of the Great Wall. I met some folks (actually, the only other English-speaking people) on the bus on the way to the wall.

A Pretty Good Wall

In 2007, I went to Beijing for Sun Tech Days. I had the last day of my visit free, so I went to see some of the sights. This is two sections of the Great Wall. I met some folks (actually, the only other English-speaking people) on the bus on the way to the wall.

Updated: Jan 10, 2008 10:55pm PST