China is another country I have visited recently. China is one of the ealiest centers of human civilization. Ancient china started as early as 2100 BCE and then Imperial China began around 221 BCE with the Qin Dynasty. Imperial China continued for another 2000 years until the Qing Dynasty gave out in 1911 and the Rebulic of China formed in 1912. People's Republic of China began in 1949 under the communist leader Chairman Mao. Beijing (Peking) is the current capital with a population of about 14,000,000. Peking hosted the Olympics in 2008. The current popluation of China is about 1.3 billion. The Great Wall of China "long fortress" was built to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by vaious nomadic groups like the Xiongnu from the norht (5th century BC and 16th century). The wall stretches about 3,900 miles.
Jessica and I are climbing down the stairs.
I am running the race. I was photographed by a man and his daughter who were walking the wall during the race (they were part of our tour group).
Jessica, Nick, and I had to take a picture with our Texas A&M at Qatar shirts!
Where the nightmare run on the wall began!
A picture of us three the day before the race.
Jessica and I are climbing down the stairs.
I am running the race. I was photographed by a man and his daughter who were walking the wall during the race (they were part of our tour group).
Jessica, Nick, and I had to take a picture with our Texas A&M at Qatar shirts!
Where the nightmare run on the wall began!
A picture of us three the day before the race.
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