Sacred Way

No Pain, No Gain, On the Great Wall of China

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April 26th 2014
On the bus the day before, Arnold told us that we would be getting an early start for our trip to the Great Wall. When someone asked “How early?” Arnold told us that he’d let us know later. When we got back to the hotel he told us that breakfast was at 6am, and that we would be leaving at 7am sharp. There were groans of course; but, Sharon and I have been getting up by 4am almost every day t ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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