Ed, Lucy and Matthew

Day 4: July 4 - Great Wall

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July 5th 2009
Today was 4th of July and of course being in China it didn't seem much like a holiday. But, it was a pretty awesome alternative to be able to journey to see the Great Wall of China. We took a bus from the city to the Badaling Gate of the Great Wall of China about 90 minutes outside the city. On the way to the Great Wall we stopped at the Jade Factory to take a tour and to have a shopping opport ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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