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The Great Wall
The Great Wall
Author: John Man
China?s Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world?s most famous sights. Millions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountains. We all feel we know the Wall. But we are wrong. It is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-trip. — Myths surround it. Many believe that the stone barrier march...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553817683
ISBN-10: 055381768X
Publication Date: 4/6/2009
Pages: 464
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Basically a travelogue, although if you travel in north China west to east in search of the wall you can tell a chronological story of wall-building. He tells many old stories and legends which are part of the fabric of Chinese life, apparantly. He has maps in the book, however, all of the places he mentions are not necessarily on the maps.



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