Mutianyu Village

BEIJING day2

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February 16th 2011
Thursday 10th February We both had a fantastic long sleep, woke up and opened the curtains to 3 inches of snow!! Wasnt expecting that at all! A large breakfast followed by some hot tea and we are waiting to be picked up outside the hotel. Linda arrives with our driver and we head off towards The Mutianyu Great Wall. We set off through the city through the snow covered City and traf ... 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