View from Great Wall

The Great (and rather scary) Wall of China

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January 23rd 2009
Well, I know why I was so cold yesterday - the wind brought the temperature to minus twenty degrees. And there was a lot of wind. Unfortunately, today was no different, so before we headed off to the Great Wall of China I got suited up in thermal base layers, trousers, t-shirt, cardigan, fleece, coat, scarf, hat and two pairs of gloves. Even that, however, was not enough! Our guide from the hostel ... 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