Clawing Up the Wall

Hou Lei, my first homestay mother, was the most sturdy little woman I've met in a long time. Here she is, in her element, making her way up the crumbling stairs.

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Great Wall

January 15th 2007
I'm catching up for the past four months of not posting anything, so back we go to September/October, when I was still with my first host family (and when the weather was gloriously warm...)! Hou Lei took it upon herself to show me the Great Wall SHE thought was interesting, not the one listed in travel books overrun by tourists. Therefore, I don't know the real name of this portion, just that th ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

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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