Great wall

The Great Wall of China

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May 30th 2008
We went to a really quiet location on the wall and walked up and down stairs for 6 miles. It really is huge and goes on and on for ever but it really is amazing!! We walked with some Australins and a guy we met on the wall from Streatham!! Most exgitingly Steve nearly trod on a snake!! We think it was a python but even the Aussies werent sure!! I was all Steve Urwin and managed to photograph ... read more

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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