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The Great Wall

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April 30th 2010
Day three Chris's Section My comment yesterday about getting over jet lag was a little premature. I went to bed at 11pm last night. Got to sleep some time after 4am. Up at 6.30. Nice. Red bull time! Anyway, today was a fab day. We set off on our trip to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. This is one of the best preserved (or restored) sections of the wall. The views w ... 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