The Great Wall

China's Great Wall

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May 4th 2008
What a wonderful experience! We headed to the Jinshanling section of the wall from our hotel in Beijing on 1 May, a national holiday in China and the start of a 4-day weekend. Envision Thanksgiving weekend multiplied by ten -- trucks, buses, construction, and black official cars with escorts who drove the wrong way, blocking narrow roads at will. It took us four, rather than the scheduled thr ... 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