"Walk the watchtowers at Badaling, where President Nixon once said, 'this is a great wall,' p. 163
Knock back a shot of Confucius baijiu firewater in Qufu, hometown of the sage, p. 218
Find out how a local farmer first uncovered the Army of Terracotta Warriors, p. 428
Perfect your Monkey Offers Peach strike at Wudang Shan, birthplace of taichi, p. 481
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