The Great Wall and the Ming Tombs

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The Juyongguan Great Wall and The Ming Tombs

October 2nd 2006
Summary: 2-1-2006 - Today we visit for the first time a section of the Great Wall called Juyongguan. It's about 50 km outside Beijing. This part is partly restored and much better than the Badaling section. The Badaling section is the most touristic one and overrestored. The weather is great again and the views were realy fantastic. The Great Wall was built by the first Emperor Shi Huang (221 - 21 ... 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

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