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Beijing- The Great Wall

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July 6th 2007
So comes a long awaited day a chance to visit one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history- THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. Even though we were only visiting a small fraction of this enormous sight (some 6000km in total) the day was going to be hard a planned 5 hour hike in 37 degree heat. After travelling out of town for around 2 hours I begun to see the wall in the distance, but it w ... read more

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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