Great wall of China

the part we went to was heavly restored in the 50s and 80s. Only after walking to the end of the restored part you can see the original Ming wall (500 years old)

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Beijing - not our cup of tea

June 29th 2006
arriving after yet another night train to China‘s capital our first impression was that this is the most crowded place we have been to。 There were thousands of people in the station。 Add to that the heat and humidity and our first instinct was to buy a ticket out of there imidiatly！too bad we did not follow our intuition。。。 We were actually very excited to travel to Beijing ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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

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