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南天门!  
   

南天门!

~4000 feet of elevation gain and ~6000 steps later... at last - the South Gate to Heaven.
泰山 (Taishan = Mount Tai)

July 12th 2010
Ken, Patrick, Paul and I took a midnight - 7 am train Friday night - Sat morning, hiked Taishan, watched the sunrise Sunday morning, explored Tai'an, took a 8 pm - 5:30 am train Sunday night - Mon morning and made it back in time for class! ... read more
Asia » China » Shandong » Tai Shan

Chinese Flag 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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