BEIJING

On 12 November, 201819 November, 2018 By alfonsomgcIn Architecture, Cities, Gardens, Parks, Religious buildings, Sights, Towers10 Comments

We were here: 2 days at the end of October 2018, plus another day for the Great Wall.
Number of days needed for the city (without the wall): 3.
My score: 3/5, but because of the wall 4/5.

The Great Wall of China is one of the most extraordinary constructions that man has made. Continue reading “BEIJING” →

China

On 29 October, 20187 March, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Sights40 Comments

It would be necessary to discuss technicalities about whether or not China is the oldest country in the world as it is defined at the time of its unification, but certainly there is no doubt that it is the oldest empire, because this word may have fallen into disuse, but that does not imply that empires do not exist, and that’s what China already was more than 2,000 years ago, more than a country, and it still is. Continue reading “China” →