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The Great Wall of China

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January 14th 2009
Today we woke early to take the 3 hour bus to the Great Wall. It was freakin freezing out so we brought the blankets that we borrowed from the airplane for scarves. We arrived around 9:30 am and began our hike. The trip we signed up for was a 5 mile hike from Jinshanling to Simata, the part that I unknowingly signed up for was the fact that the wall is composed mostly of uneven stairs. I never ... read more

Asia » China » The Great Wall

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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