Category: China and Hong Kong Travel
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How Did The Great Wall Of China Impact The Silk Road?
When most people think about China, they think about the Great Wall of China and the Silk Road. Over the centuries, the Great Wall of China and the Silk Road worked together to help bring trade to China. The Great Wall of China helped protect many ancient traders along the Chinese Silk Road routes. The…
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Which Sea Lies At One End Of The Great Wall Of China?
The Great Wall of China is the world’s foremost construction project ever to take place. The Great Wall stretches throughout Northern China. The Laolongtou, or the Old Dragonhead, is part of the Shanhai Pass of the Great Wall of China that goes right into the Bohai Sea. Most people consider this to be the start…
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Are There Dead Bodies Inside The Great Wall Of China?
When you visit the Great Wall of China, many visitors want to know if they are walking in what many consider a graveyard of dead bodies. Does the Great Wall of China have dead bodies inside the wall? Bodies would not have been buried right into the wall, but they could have been buried in…
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Is Hong Kong A Separate Country Or A Part Of China?
In 1997 when Hong Kong’s rule reverted to China, I had just moved back to Hong Kong. I spent many years living and working in Hong Kong during that time. Hong Kong and China have basic laws similar to what we would in the United States consider our constitution or our rights as individuals and…
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How Similar Are The Chinese And Vietnamese Languages?
I have studied both Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese, so I know how similar both languages are; even though they are very different, they have similar characteristics. Vietnamese and Chinese are Asian languages, though they come from different language families. Vietnamese and Chinese are both tonal languages and have similar sentence structures. They are monosyllabic languages,…
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What Is the Origins Of The Name China?
In Chinese, the name for China is “Zhongguo,” or the middle kingdom. China is the term that most of the world knows or recognizes, not “Zhongguo” or Middle Kingdom. China’s name comes from the Sanskrit name “Cina.” The name refers to the Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty to rule China. The name “Cina” or “China”…