The wall

Day 3. The Great Wall.

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September 19th 2012
Geo: 39.93, 119.62The Great Wall. We where picked up by our driver and off we went to see the wall.It was quite a way out and I really don't think the driver knew where he was going....We missed the turn off. I didn't want to question him but then he rang some one and then he stopped and asked a lady on a scooter and she pointed to the direction that we had ... read more

Asia » China » Hebei

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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