Great Wall

Pretty Great Wall

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September 15th 2005
A few days have passed- kept busy trying to hit all the sights. on Tuesday, we got to Mao's Mausoleum only a half hour earlier than the 7:30 opening and so expected the huge line we encountered. It was a bit intimidating as honestly we were about 1200th in line (about 300 positions back and they stacked people 4 to a row) but it was so well organized that once the line started moving you didnt st ... 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