Jon on a tower

We Climbed The Great Wall!

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June 25th 2008
Yesterday we climbed the Great Wall at Mutianyu, it is a section of the wall that is not very isolated but not as touristy as Badaling, it is sort of in the middle. We intended to go on a four hike in a more isolated area but we were not feeling very well and decided against it (I swear we have not been feeling quite right since we arrived, hopefully soon we will feel like ourse ... 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