The Great Wall of China

Finally a stable interenet connection, and its in the middle of nowhere.

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January 22nd 2010
Heya guys! Haven’t had chances to use the internet much due to long train journeys, shabby connections or outright remoteness. Will try and catch you up on what’s happened before I leave this town. Decided weekend before last to visit the Simatai section of the Great Wall, which is arguably the best section near Beijing (160km away). It’s in great condition and due to its remoteness very fe ... 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