last day in Beijing GREAT WALL!! Photo 5

last day in Beijing GREAT WALL!!

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July 2nd 2011
BEIJING JULY 2ND I CLIMBED THE GREAT WALL! I mean it was so surreal I could hardly believe we were actually walking the great wall—that is until we started walking. Right off the bat you could tell it was very tiring and very dangerous because of the steep steps, great height and large groups of tourists. By the first gate I was DYING!! We supposedly started on the 8th gate, which happened to be ... 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