Sacred Way Column

April 6, 2016 Sacred Way, Jade Factory, Great Wall of China

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April 6th 2016
What a day! Our wake up call came at 6:30 am, which is three hours earlier than I usually get up for work! Once again we enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast buffet in our hotel, then out to the bus by 8:00 am for a full day of touring. Our first stop: The Scared Way. As many of you know, the Chinese have a great respect for their elders both living and dead, we could learn a few things from that conc ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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