Great Wall

Great Wall

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November 20th 2008
Today I went to see the Great Wall at a place about 60km from Beijing which was called Baddaling. The wall is very impressive and at some parts it is extremly steep, I mannaged to walk about 2km along the wall and found an area with afew less tourists but I went with a Tour and our time there was coming to an end...I think if you had the time along the wall would be great for hiking at parts it is ... 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