Great Wall

One of the many long strips of stairs along the Great Wall. We took a cable car up to the top and then walked around, vs climbing up the 1600 steps

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Beijing, China

February 5th 2010
Visiting Beijing, China was quite an experience, especially when coming directly from Tokyo. Gone were the really welcoming and polite Japanese people always “bowing” their thanks for everything. Gone were the immaculately clean streets . Gone were the good ole’ ramen noodle shops and sushi restaurants on every corner where you could get a great meal whenever you wished. And finally, gon ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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