China Travel Stories

Shanhaiguan

Date: 2008-10-7 2:43:00 by chinawander Tags: Shanhaiguan The Great Wall of China China Qing Dynasty

Four years ago I stood on the Great Wall of China at its eastern most point at Shanhaiguan and learned a lot about walls in just a few moments. I learned that the backbone of an empire can be created by a wall, but that the same creation can destroy everything that the wall was ever meant to stand for. As I looked out at the Bohai Sea from "The Old Dragon's Head" in Shanhaiguan

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