Great Wall of China

PHOTOS: The World's Top 10 Treks

Smithsonian | Posted 05.22.2012

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The fact that people still opt to walk today, in the age of the wheel and the combustion engine, tells us there is something virtuous and irresistible about plodding.

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Are You Trying Too Hard to Make Your Kids Think You're Cool?

John Blumenthal | Posted 01.09.2012

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If you're a parent and you're over 50, your kids will not be duped into thinking you're cool if you imitate their clothing style, adopt their slang and embrace their culture.

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Great Wall Under Threat

Posted 12.23.2011

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By Jason Miks, The Diplomat It has been voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World (although despite the myth, it can't usually be seen ...

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China's Great Wall Collapsing Due To Mining

Posted 12.21.2011

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Thanks to an underground network of mines, one of the world's most iconic sites is in danger. A section of the Great Wall of China has collapsed, repo...

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Great Haul: Couple Cleans Litter From China's Tourist-Friendly Wall

Posted 12.10.2011

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A Chinese couple has spent more than a decade cleaning up tourist litter at the Great Wall of China, working alongside each other to carry out the hun...

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America's First Woman Space-Walker Remembers Shuttle Rides

James M. Clash | Posted 09.05.2011

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"This business consists of riding bombs. And if you do absolutely everything right, you can marshal the energy to do something astonishing like put yourself into orbit. If you do even a few things wrong, it's going to act like a bomb."

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The Most Overrated Travel Experiences (PHOTOS)

Mark Juddery | Posted 09.20.2011

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When not writing troublesome books and blogs, I'm fortunate enough to be an occasional travel writer. Here are some of the most overrated things for the world traveler including the world's most overrated tourist attraction.

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China: Waking The Sleeping Giant

The New York Review Of Books | Christian Caryl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unveiling Hidden China Christian Caryl The New York Review Of Books Napoleon famously described China as a sleeping giant that would shake the world ...

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The Camel and the Cell Phone

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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We have gotten to a place where we are so interconnected that you can no longer escape, even in some of the most remote spots on earth.

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'Country Driving': Taking the Whole Town to the Great Wall

Peter Hessler | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I drove more than seven thousand miles across rural northern China, there was only one day in which I had a full car. I was traveling alone, driving a rented Jeep Cherokee, and I often stopped for hitch-hikers.

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Obama: Currency, Trade Deficit fails to breach China's greatest wall: the price of its currency

guardian.co.uk | Tania Branigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaking before his meeting today with the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, he told reporters that the American relationship with China was deepening beyo...

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Top Destination Wedding Locations (VOTE!)

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 09.27.2011

Many couples are eschewing traditional wedding venues and instead choosing to exchange vows in unique and tropical destinations. Here is the HuffPost'...

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Great Wall Of China Missing Pieces Show Wall Longer Than Originally Thought

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Great Wall of China is even greater than once thought, after a two-year government mapping study uncovered new sections totalling about 180 miles,...

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