Great Wall Adventure 4

The Battle of the Grent Wall

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August 11th 2008
The morning started with the truck having a flat battery. We tried to push it started but couldn't move it very far. A change of battery and we were back on the road headed for Jiayuguan (the most Western Point on the Great Wall .... the title of this blog entry is a reference to one of the many Chinglish signs that we have come across!)... A big day of driving. Drove for around 5hrs to ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Jiayuguan

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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