Beijing in 4 days: The hunt for the Great Wall and the almighty Peking Duck - Day 4
May 4th 2014 It’s our last full day of sightseeing today, and we’ve definitely saved the best till last- a trip to the Great Wall of China. Contrary to what most people think, the Great wall is actually quite far outside of the city centre, so in order to get to it you have to book a tour to take you there. Well, at least that’s what we thought you had to do until Greg found an article online which tells
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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 
