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Exploring the Great Wall

The Great Wall & The Forbidden City..

May 10th 2009
WOW, I’m not sure what words can do these too justice, so I’m simply going to leave it at that for now and say ‘wow’. They were both great but I think I liked (or should I say appreciated) the Great Wall more. I didn’t realise it until I was told on the tour (pardon my ignorance) but it was built over three different Chinese dynasty’s (literally one top of each other) and was design ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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