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Chang Chang
Chang or Yangtze , Mandarin Chang Jiang, longest river of China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising in the Tibetan highlands, SW Qinghai prov., W China, and flowing generally E through central China into the East China Sea at Shanghai. The Chang and its tributaries drain more than... Read more
Hadrians Wall Hadrians Wall
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Dunhuang or Tunhwang , town, extreme NW Gansu prov., China. Crescent Lake, a noted tourist attraction surrounded by high sand dunes, is there. The Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (Mogao Caves) are at nearby Qianfodong. The town and its environs were long a gateway between central Asia and China,... Read more
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The Great Wall of China Is Coming to Central Florida
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Final Candidates for New Seven Wonders
News Wire article from: AP Online ...world. The Great Pyramids...pharaohs about 4,500 years...BASIL'S CATHEDRAL...red brick walls are at the...Moscow's Kremlin...The 50,000-seat Colosseum...Today it is a major tourist ...
Chinese poised to be global tourists The middle classes want to see the...
Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...than 2,000 miles to the south...Japanese package tourists of the Seventies...domestic tourist market is...the world's largest...Beijing's delight at...of foreign tourist dollars is...direction. ...
More to see than just terra-cotta warriors; Exploring the historic heart of...
Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) ...than one of China's oldest cities...the city walls, where the...most famous attraction -- the Army...through this 4,000-year...became one of China's great melting pots...a ...

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