East Asia

Today we are off to East Asia. Our first stop will be in China, China.

Site one: The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe. Though the beginning of the Great Wall of China can be traced to the third century B.C., many of the fortifications included in the wall date from hundreds of years earlier, when China was divided into a number of individual kingdoms during the so-called Warring States Period. Around 220 B.C., Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, ordered that earlier fortifications between states be removed and a number of existing walls along the northern border be joined into a single system that would extend for more than 10,000 li (a li is about one-third of a mile) and protect China against attacks from the north.
When we go there we were amazed at how big this actually was. We started to walk through it and it was very quiet in there. The carvings and architecture was a site to see. It was so detailed and so little that you can't believe that someone carved that by hand. We had a great time and it was a great to see and walk through.

Site Two: The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the center piece of a 17-hectare complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall. One of the Taj Mahal’s most recognizable features is a large white dome that is often called an ‘onion dome’ due to its shape. It has a height of around 35 meters (115 feet) and is surrounded by 4 smaller domes.
We were speechless when we first got there because it was so beautiful and huge! We were amazed by the globes on the top. When we got inside we were amazed at the artifacts and the art in the inside. We were in there for at least four hours because everything was so interesting. It was a great experience and I work highly suggest to go there to others.