Guard Tower on the Wall

Great Wall

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June 14th 2008
Our primary motivation for visiting China was to see the Great Wall. We were not dissapointed! Our tour group only allowed a two hour hike. The weather was perfect the memory forever! They are constantly repairing the 4,000 miles of wall and it is no small task, but neither was building it. The walll is earthen and supported by stones on the outside with stone guard towers. The middle se ... 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