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Do you leave your footprints on the Great Wall of China, or does it leave its footprint on you? As Mao Zedong famously said: 不到长城非好汉 (bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn) Which means: If you haven’t been to the Great Wall, you̵... ...full story at The China Expat

from The China Expat on Thu, Jul 10 2008

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