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The Great Wall - Taking a Break  
   

The Great Wall - Taking a Break

Us taking a "well deserved" rest :)
Ni Hao From Beijing

November 12th 2006
That's 'Hello' in Chinese. We've also learned to say Dway bo shi which is excuse me/sorry and xie xie which means thankyou. Given that's the extent of our Chinese we've also become really good at pointing at stuff we want. We've been in Beijing for 3 days now and it's very different to Shanghai. It's much colder for a start. We climbed the Great Wall yesterday - 10 km hike up and down the wall ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing

Chinese Flag 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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