The Great Wall

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June 27th 2017
Today we went to the Great Wall of China. We got up early and drove for about two hours then, we arrived. We did a bit of hiking and, when we reached the top, it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. The mountains where amazing and the Great Wall was out of this world. We were the only ones on the wall - a part of it that had not been restored - it was amazing. The weather was very hot an ... read more

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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