The Great Wall at Badaling (Picture Four)

Ming Tombs and The Great Wall (Badaling)

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July 3rd 2005
As promised, I have uploaded some more photographs - this time of the Ming Tombs and The Great Wall at Badaling that I visited yesterday. All I can say is that my legs really hurt after all that walking, and for the first time in my life I had an early night because I was so tired. The Ming Tombs were not as interesting as I thought they would be - I only got to see one tombstone, and no 'to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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