At the Temple

Today we went to visit a temple in Chengde. To hike to the top of the temple we had to climb 400 stairs, but since we climbed the great wall it seemed easy as pie!

Chengde is a city about an hour from the great wall; we've stayed there for the past couple days.

I've noticed a lot of interesting things about China on this trip. The Chinese love their horns, they honk them all the time and you have to bolt out of the way! Also, it was interesting how the government has control over what people can see on the internet. For example, facebook has been blocked the past couple weeks, and certain sites that would be okay in the US are blocked here.

I can see how censorship would be important, but it is so different from the US. I love China, and this trip has taught me so much about the life in a Communist country. I respect how they live, but now I know how blessed I am to live in the US.

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