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Crenelations on the Great Wall of China  
   

Crenelations on the Great Wall of China

Seen from Space?

April 15th 2013
So to the most exciting day of my travels - a visit to the Great Wall of China! This iconic structure is so well known it hardly needs any explanation but here's my bit of potted history to fill in any gaps. The Great Wall of China - or the 'Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li' was first started in the 3rd century BC when disparate earthern ramparts were constructed by individual states ... read more
Asia » China » The Great Wall

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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