Some info at the base of the wall climb

Tour Day 2 (Great Wall, Houhai night)

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May 20th 2008
Up bright and early today, as we had a 9am pick-up for the Great Wall, so we had ‘breakfast’ in the hotel. One thing to beware in the hotels is that their ‘Western-style’ breakfast might not be what you expect. They seem to overcook everything for some reason, and I missed my tea too. Dan was sceptical of the scrambled egg too, but I gambled on it. On completing breakfast, we headed to a t ... 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