Great Wall with me (close up)

GREAT WALL OF CHINA

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September 24th 2005
Well, you guessed correctly. I finally visited the Great Wall of China and it is truly great. The Great Wall stretches over four cities. The wall isn’t some flat horizontal wall. It’s a crazy wall that climbs mountain ranges! After climbing the wall, I felt very thirsty. All along the way down the Great Wall, there are people selling souvenirs and refreshments. I went an old lady that was sel ... 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