GREAT WALL

GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND THE SUMMER PALACE

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March 25th 2013
AT SEA DAY ONE FROM SHANGHAI TO XINGANG (BEIJING) - Woke up and took a shower this morning, but today I set up the shower with my glasses on, discovered that I was washing my body with shampoo and washing my hair with body soap. The Mariner Society was treated with a champagne brunch. I sat at a table of ten, the lady next to me from Texas was celebrating her 70thbirthday, a male couple ... 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