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Return Trip Day 4: The Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven

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April 14th 2015
This is Hannah - Today I went to the Great Wall with and climbed it with my friends AiLi, Leanna, Lea and her her little sister Laila. Then we went to lunch at a local restaurant. We were supposed to have a traditional Beijing duck dinner today, but were having it for lunch tomorrow instead. The we went to a silk factory and then to a Kung Fu show - IT WAS REALLY LOUD. I couldn't even hear myself ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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