Great Wall at the Mutianyu Section

The Great Wall was a highlight of our trip. It is amazing. It boggles my mind to realize that this is the only man made structure that can be seen from the moon! It is over 6000 Km long, built over mountains, plains, etc. There is a bastion about every 200 meters and it is about 20 feet wide and 16 feet high.

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Off to China!

March 2nd 2008
Geo: 39.9056, 116.396On March 1st we travel to China. A long flight with a layover in Brisbane. We arrive on the March 2nd into Beijing. ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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