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Beijing - short of bicycles but not short of spectacular! (China part 3)

January 31st 2010
I was tangibly excited as the plane sped towards Beijing - the most populated city on earth and also one of the richest for history, culture and political understanding. Most importantly for me I was going to tick off one my ‘do before I die’ list - to stand on the Great Wall. As the train got closer more and more thoughts about China, what I’d seen, read and experienced so far all crowded ... 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

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Cheryl

Wondering and wandering

After 10yrs of working for cops in Manchester, England it's time for a little soul food and to remember that there's a great big beautiful world beyond these borders. Like most people, some of the trip is light hearted and some to see the richness, culture, history - and favourite for me, the natural beauty of the world. If you have any comments on how I can improve my blog please feel free (deleting it is not an option!!) although I have felt that some of my entries have been a little too long to be enjoyable so will now blog a bit more often with a little le... full info

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3rd January 2011

Anu
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Hi... where did you access the wall from ?? no crowd , hence curious. I will take the same route in my tour....plz do reply !

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