Through the window

The Great Wall of China

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October 8th 2012
While Mom was visiting me in Beijing we, of course, had to go The Great Wall of China. Really, when one goes to China, how can you miss that? We were very fortunate that we didn't have to go the usual tourist route. The first weekend that Mom was here overlapped with my friend Amanda and her Dad's visit to Beijing. Amanda's dad was here on business, and his co-worker who lives in 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