Decorated Ceiling Beams

Grant's Group!

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October 13th 2007
Well, you know I didn't go to the Great Wall with the group, and therefore I missed getting in the group picture. But we live in the world of magic and photoshop, so when Mary gave me her print of the group photo I said I would add myself in and post it on the blog. Here it is. And to show that I have been to the Wall before, there's another picture of me and Chip on the Great Wall in August 20 ... read more

Asia » China » The Great Wall

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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