Greetings from Beijing. Today I hiked on the Great Wall of China, my last of the "Seven Wonders of the World" according to the following list which is not universally accepted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
See the following link for other lists of the "Seven Wonders."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
I hiked along the Mutianyu section of The Wall which is about an hour and a half from Beijing. Construction of the Great Wall began about 220 B.C. and it is 5,500 miles long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
On Saturday I joined a tour to see other historical and cultural highlights such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and Tienanmen Square.
Click on the following links for more information and pictures of these interesting places:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City
A few days ago I sent a few friends some Chinglish quotes. This became an issue of interest during the Shanghai Worlds' Fair as reported in the following two links from the New York Times. Enjoy!
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
See the following link for other lists of the "Seven Wonders."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
I hiked along the Mutianyu section of The Wall which is about an hour and a half from Beijing. Construction of the Great Wall began about 220 B.C. and it is 5,500 miles long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
On Saturday I joined a tour to see other historical and cultural highlights such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and Tienanmen Square.
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| At the Forbidden City |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City
A few days ago I sent a few friends some Chinglish quotes. This became an issue of interest during the Shanghai Worlds' Fair as reported in the following two links from the New York Times. Enjoy!
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
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