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I Have Climbed Up the Great Wall

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August 26th 2010
Rather than go to the hotel buffet for breakfast today, Clare, Ryan, Ben, and I walked down an alley across the street from the hotel. There were tons of little stands selling food, and even a shop selling birthday cakes. It is Clare's 19th birthday, but she didn't want a cake. We all bought 包子for breakfast. I got a steamed bun with pieces of green onion in it for 5 mao-- 1/16 of a dollar. Ben ... 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