The Great Wall Of China Photo 7

The Great Wall Of China

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July 2nd 2009
There are several different areas of the Great Wall that can be visited. I had heard some bad stories about overcrowded and unpleasant Great Wall tours especially the section closest to Beijing. I went to a section about an hour and half outside the city that was beautiful and not over-run with tourists. I signed up for a tour through the hostel where I was staying and met three Canadian gi ... 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