This timely feature on China ran in Tesco magazine to coincide with the country playing host to the 2008 Olympics.

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Places visited: 82 YiChang Road, Great Wall, Beihai Park, Beijing, Chongqing, Chongqing Zoo, Cloud 9 The Hyatt, Dongtai Road Antique Market, Forbidden City,  Huangpu River, Huaquing hotsprings, hutongs, Jialing River, Jin Mao Building, Kunming Lake, Lama Temple, Lishan mountain, Longevity Hill, Ming tombs, Oriental Pearl Tower, Pier 1, Pudong, Round City, Royal gardens, Shaanxi History museum, Shanghai, Summer Palace, teahouses, Temple of Heaven, Terracota Warriors, The Big Goose Pagoda, The Bund, Three Gorges, Tiananmen Square, Winter Palace, Wuhan, Xian,Yantze River,Yu Gardens

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