The wild Great Wall

All along the watchtowers: Seeking the wild Great Wall

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October 21st 2011
The dust jacket for Invisible China says that Jacob and Colin, his coauthor, "threw away the guidebook" when they travelled around China to collect the material for the book. We have been fortunate, with Jacob as our guide and interpreter, to be able to leave the Lonely Planet trail a couple of times this trip. The first was the incredible tea town of Ninger. The second time was o ... read more

Asia » China » Hebei

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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