The Great Walk of China

Beijing (Hard Hat Required)

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July 13th 2008
FLIGHT TIME TO DATE: 18.5HRS As I stand looking out through a wall of glass at what can only be discribed as a colossus of an airport terminal, the largest in the world our guidebook reliably informs us, I am not sure whether to be dissapointed at what I see. The pilots description of less than an hour ago of clear skies and 34 degree heat seems to be anything but. Fog has clearly settled in si ... 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