Section 1 — You’re Standing in the Forbidden City. But Who Actually Ran China? For most first-time travelers to: Beijing (北京, Běijīng) the: Forbidden City (故宫, Gùgōng) is almost compulsory. You walk through enormous: gates (门, mén), courtyards (院, yuàn), and: palace halls (殿, diàn). Red walls. Golden roofs. Marble terraces. Dragons everywhere. And naturally, the story seems to be about one person: the emperor (皇帝, huángdì). The emperor lived here....
Section 1 — The Great Wall Looks Like a Barrier. Chinese History Was Much More Porous. You’re standing on the: Great Wall (长城, Chángchéng) outside: Beijing (北京, Běijīng). Mountains stretch into the distance. Watchtowers sit along the ridges. A huge stone wall separates one side from the other. And it’s very easy for a first-time traveler to absorb one powerful visual message: CHINA WAS BEHIND THE WALL. ↓ THE OUTSIDE WORLD WAS...
Section 1 — You’re Standing on the Great Wall. But Whose Wall Is It? For many first-time international travelers, there are certain places in China that almost feel compulsory. The Forbidden City (故宫, Gùgōng). The Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑, Bīngmǎyǒng). And: the Great Wall (长城, Chángchéng). If Egypt has the pyramids, China has the Great Wall. 😂 So you leave Beijing (北京, Běijīng), travel into the mountains, climb onto the wall and take...
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