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Confucianism and confusionism
The day started with a nice breakfast in a very fancy cafe that could be located in New York, Berlin or as it turns out Beijing. Great Joghurt and Matcha Latte made for a good start in my day. I rented a bike afterwards just to cycle around a little more. Went to the Confucian…
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Strolling around Beijing
The city is very quiet. There is very little noise in the streets. Most bikes and scooters are electrical. This adds to the serenity of the wide boulevards and the hidden alleyways called hutongs. I can’t possibly describe how the calmness of this place appears to me. After the last weeks of busy cities and…
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Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling
The house of widow to Sun Yat-sen is a place to learn about the relatively recent history of China. The place itself is a well kept mansion and you can totally feel the importance that this person had for the development of modern China. On the other hand it is a (although large) house of an…
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First Impressions of Beijing
I left Thailand at night time with a direct flight to the capital of China. When I arrived in town at 07:00 in the morning I took the Airport Express and a local metro train to arrive at my hostel. The place has no 24 hour reception but is a reasonable design studio that rents…