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Trip to The Great Wall, part 2!!

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May 7th 2014
(for some reason, my blog can't go on 1 blog so I have had to do it over 2??!!!) So, when we were reaching the last couple of sections of the wall, I think I may have looked tired and worn out as the people selling wooden toys and water (yes, in the middle of nowhere selling!!) offered me to sit with them and have a drink of water but by this time, if I had stopped I do not think my feet w ... read more

Asia » China » The Great Wall

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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