The guys at the wall

The EMBA 2008 class in China!

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July 6th 2008
Everyone got in either at some point on Saturday or first thing Sunday morning. As a class we made a trip to the Great Wall at Badaling, about an hour from where we are staying. Badaling was the 1st part of the wall open to Westerners and it has been restored and well maintained. It’s also the most crowded part of the wall and has a bit of a tourist trap feel to it. When we first got there we h ... 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