BEIJING – Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, its history stretching across over...
Author - Annamika Konkola
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
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