Hello
everyone - I'm back!
The
internet at the hotel has been on & off for some reason. Bu t today I sprang out of bed at 6am and with my cup
of very strong China Coffee, I'm ready to get you all caught up on what we have
been up to.
DAY
TWO:
Today
our first stop was Tiananmen Square, the huge gigantic outdoor plaza
where on October 1, 1949 Chairman of the Communist party Mao Zedong proclaimed
the founding of the People's Republic of China
During
the 1960's the Square was quadrupled in size so it could hold over 1 million
people. In the center of the Square stands the Monument to the People's
Heroes, an obelisk built in 1958 - this is where students gathered during
the 1989 uprising. The size of this Square defies description.
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