Walking the Beijing Waterways: Northern Route

D J Clark Multimedia Stories by D J Clark

Jun 15, 20133:35News & Politics

Since the 11th century in Beijing, dynastic emperors built moats to defend their city walls, and it is a loop of these waterways that makes up the last of the five walks in this series. Once again it is Kublai Khan and h...

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