The headquarters and showcase of the entire immense country of China, Beijing is one of the great capital cities of the world, as it has been for almost 1,000 years. Choose between the mysteries of the Forbidden City, the serenity of the Summer Palace, the majesty of the Temple of Heaven, or the unforgettable Great Wall, one of mankind's greatest creations.








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Servant of God John of Monte Corvino
29 November
Died 1328
In 1294 founder of earliest Roman Catholic missions in India and China, and first archbishop of Peking (Beijing (Xingang))
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