Just before sunrise

Great Wall of China

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March 24th 2009
This was one of the the things we were most looking forward to on our trip. We walked a 14km section of the Great Wall starting at Gubeikou across to the section at Simatai, the scenery of the wall snaking over the ridges was spectacular. As the wall followed the contours of the hills we had some very steep climbs but the views were well worth it. In total it took us around 4 hrs to walk the 14km ... 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