Wander girls

Day 292 - In front of your very eyes

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April 20th 2007
Waking up and looking out the window to see a big huge wall off in the distance is a first for us. We were so looking forward to the route explained in our guide book, as this lead us up and right next to the wall so that we got a good view of it as we then descend into the valley that Beijing sits in. This never happened, and in fact we did not see anymore of the wall and instead saw the inside ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more