Dylan at the Wall

Dyl's coolest blog

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September 29th 2016
It was good to leave Chengdu. We got up at 5.40am and I got ready to leave Chengdu for the bus to take us to the train, which was really exciting because 5 weeks is way too long. The Great Wall was super long. It is the longest wall I've ever seen. Although I think half of it was fake, it was really cool to see one of the 7 Wonders of the World. We went on a sun set tour and found out that the ... read more

Asia » China » The Great Wall

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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