Walking on the wall

The end of classical China

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May 29th 2005
Hi, We reached Jiayuguan, which is considered the western end of China. If you look at a map you can find that the border of China is more than 1500 km to the west, but here is where the Great Wall ends. Yes, more than 5000km from the eastern point of the wall near the sea, and very different than the photos you are used to see (from the Beijing area), the wall ends in the desert area, guarding t ... read more

Asia » 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