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Beijing, China
On only 5 hours sleep, getting up wasn't the easiest job but we managed it somehow! Breakfast was delightful, plus it's always nice when they bring you the bill to sign and you realise you won't be paying the rather steep 18 GBP that breakfast buffet would have cost you!
Our first stop of the day was The Temple of Heaven, built for the emperors to thank the gods for a good harvest. If the harvest was bad, things were quite simple - they didn't thank the gods. Th...