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Beijing memories (1)

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We lived a good three years in Beijing, from early 1997 to early 2000, and good years they were. From our comfortable apartment, just inside the Third Ringroad, it was walking distance to my office, and to the nearby restaurants and supermarkets, and a short taxi ride anywhere into town. The first time we went [...]

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Nanjing

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A big Chinese city, with lots of character in the neighbourhoods, and its main attractions outside. Nanjing served as China’s capital from 1368 to as recently as 1949, when the Communists established Beijing as the new capital. However, unlike Beijing, which means “Northern Capital”, Nanjing (“Southern Capital”) does not have a world-class cultural heritage in [...]

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(6) In Tianshui (3)

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A walk through an average Chinese city, with hutongs and temples, markets and street food.

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