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Jiayuguan - the great wall

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July 21st 2012
Jiaguan fort is at the western tend of the great wall. Parts of the fort have been rebuilt, but some of the Ming dynasty buildings survive. They include a theatre - perhaps the Chinese equivalent of the Globe - though it was much smaller. Our camping spot was a few kilometres away, but this had a very different feel and there were no groups or tourist shops. I preferred it to the fort. The wall ... 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