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2 Iowa Girls on the Great Wall

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March 20th 2007
I love the Great Wall. It truly is one of the most impressive sights I've ever seen. For anyone who hasn't seen the Wall in person: not only is it massive, but it's also built way up in the mountains. Well, they may technically be really-big-hill. It doesn't matter. I just know that every time I go to the Wall, I think to myself, "Why in the world did they need to build a wall way up here???" ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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