View from where we were taking a break

Last day in Beijing

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July 2nd 2011
On our last day of our stay in Beijing we climbed the Great Wall of China. It was amazing to see the mountains and the wall going up them. One of the most interesting aspects of the wall is that the steps are not the same size. This was done in an attempt to confuse invaders on the wall. My group took the more difficult side and made it up the wall in about 50 minutes, and down in 40 minutes. We a ... 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