Great Wall - Simatai

Part way up the entrance path - Mandarin Duck Lake below

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September 13th 2005
Friday June 3 Our wake up call did not happen, but Zoe and I are up anyway at exactly 6:30am. Lousy kids. Breakfast is quick - good old broccoli and poached eggs. As it has been all week, the weather is clear and warm. A taxi waits outside the hotel gate for us. The driver is prompt, and grumpy that we are delaying him even though we are not. Two ladies from the hotel share the rid ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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