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The GREAT WALL

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March 12th 2009
We steamed away for a year and a day to the land where the bam tree grows. … or China for short, and it was only a day at sea, not a year and a day. However, at this point in time I am becoming delirious as will be explained later. After a day at sea and spotting all sorts of floating things in the ocean we arrived in grey darkness in China. The port of Xingang to be precise. It was an eerie pl ... 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