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TOBOGGAN

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October 6th 2013
This blog probably should be called 'The Great Wall' or something like that, but unfortunately there was toboggan, and that kind of makes a better title. However, I made it! I woke up every hour this morning until six am, and then decided to get up, wriggle into my clothes, and was out the door in five minutes. Booyah! It took me a while to find the bus station from the subway, ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Mutianyu

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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