Cyber City, Opulent Malls, Dinner

We told him this and started to walk away, which made the salesman’s face fall like he had just found out his mother had died.

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Empress’ House, Ruins, Return to Shanghai

By now I had become somewhat immune to the allure of Chinese historical architecture, and for this reason I have little to say about this area.

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Jing Mountain, Greedy Leader, Enamel Factory, Temple, Wangfujian Road

Its English name is “Temple of Heaven”. I don’t know exactly how big it is, because Wikipedia is blocked in China and I can’t be bothered loading my proxy program

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Wax Museum, Tomb, Jade Carvers, Great Wall

…cousin could lift the pot, a display of strength that scared the Emperor enough to have him killed. Great stuff.

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Travelling to Beijing, People’s Hall, Mao’s Mausoleum, Tianamen Square, Palace

The mausoleum itself is an impressive structure, and guarded by a large number of armed soldiers and unarmed policemen. Entry to the mausoleum is free, but the line was long.

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