A sign from the Great Wall

I'm afraid the Great Wall is crowded

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June 3rd 2007
It’s day five, and now I writing at nine in the morning as opposed to five, so I think that is a good sign. Here’s what I’ve been up to: On Friday I wandered around Beijing for a long time, pretending that I was trying to find the Rendingliu Park (which is a small park in the north of Beijing) but really because I wanted to get lost and get a feel for the neighborhoods in Beijing. I sort o ... 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