Badaling Great Wall and Longqing Gorge

October 7th 2006
Summary: Today we visit Longqing Gorge in the Northwest. About 130 km from downtown Beijing. Going there we passed the Baling Great Wall section. We stopped here to have a bonus visit to the Wall. This section of the Wall was restored for the first time in 1957. And is restored, restored, restored and restored. So now this section is a little bit overrestored. But anyway this part of the Great Wal ... 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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Life is a journey....... Every path you take, actions you make and people you meet along your way ...... shape who you are. And remember this: where ever you go, there you are - Confucius We like to travel around the world, We have been many times in the USA, Thailand (8 times), many countries in Europe, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Hongkong and China. Our hobbys are digital photography and video. We also like oriental cooking, gardening, collecting minerals and playing golf. Our last adventures were Hong Kong and China (April and May 2009 and in November ... full info

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