The Great Wall remains attraction in China

From: Michigan Chronicle | Date: March 9, 1999 | Copyright information


Michigan Chronicle

03-09-1999

The Great Wall remains attraction in China

By Paul Allen

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This story failed to run in its entirety in the Feb. 24 edition. We are reprinting it this week.)

China has always been one of the countries that I wanted to visit. I've heard people say that China is on the other side of the world. You really don't know how far it is until you make the trip. It is "on the other side of the world."

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