Emperor Yongle

Great Wall, Ming Tombs and Other Stuff

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August 21st 2009
Day 4, August 18, 2009 I am picked up at my hotel at 9.00am and today I am crossing off one of the listings on my personal bucket list. First we go to the Ming Tombs. We are visiting just one tomb; the tomb of Emperor Yongle. There are 13 Chinese Emperors buried in an area just below the foothills outside of Beijing. I suppose, this is the Chinese equivalent of the Egyptian Valley o ... 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