P1010907

Jiankou to Mutianyu

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September 12th 2012
Great Wall Mission Me and my sister Virginia had been in Beijing for a few days and decided it was time to check out the great wall. We were hoping to see an authentic section and while we didnt want to travel too far from Beijing we were prepared to put in a bit of foot work once there. We checked out the different options and the Jiankou section stood out due it's apparent amazing panamor ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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