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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]
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] Blog: The 'Wild' Great Wall
Date: August 9th 2010
One Saturday a few of us decided to go to a 'wild' (non-restored, non-touristy) section of the great wall known as 'Jian Kou'. The small village at the foot of the mountains near to this section of wall seems to be more of an attraction for urban Chinese than the actual wall. This is a place which one can come to if one wishes to pay to catch a pre-farmed fish on a line and have someone cook it ... read more
Date: August 9th 2010
One Saturday a few of us decided to go to a 'wild' (non-restored, non-touristy) section of the great wall known as 'Jian Kou'. The small village at the foot of the mountains near to this section of wall seems to be more of an attraction for urban Chinese than the actual wall. This is a place which one can come to if one wishes to pay to catch a pre-farmed fish on a line and have someone cook it ... read more
