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Jiauyuan Fort

The circus at the end of The Great Wall

July 27th 2011
After the hellish trip to Jiayuguan we were excited to head out to the fort, it's most significant attraction. The fort was the final fortress of the Great Wall and serves a significant role in Chinese history as the 'final frontier' of imperial China. It was said that beyond which lay only barbarians and was used as the gates through which exiles and enemies were banished to fend fo ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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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