Great Wall

The Wild and Wonderful Great Wall

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July 8th 2006
Today's adventure was a trip to the Great Wall. The whole day was planned out by our agency, Abroad China. Our day started out at 8am boarding a bus, then riding for two hours to get to the village of Hua Rou Lotus Pond. The village was a more authentic one, but still greatly touched by tourists. We ate lunch in this one man's complex, which was obviously the nicest place in the village. It seems ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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