It is estimated that the length of the great wall is about 9000 kilometers. It was built from the 3rd century BC (about 215 BC) by Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty. It’s the same Emperor to whom we owe the so-called terracotta army in Xian. Sections of the great wall were added in later centuries, but it was during the Ming dynasty in the 14th and reached its current dimensions. Bricks and stones were used rather than clay, stone and wood.
For the first time this year I visited the United States. I began traveling at age 17, first alone, then, after the age thirty, in company with my wife. We went away for long periods with our backpacks and without programming . So we have known the countries that today would not be possible to visit as we did then. We had never thought to go to the United States. We were looking for countries off the beaten track by tourism . Those countries were also a challenge for us but we faced with enthusiasm. In return we received friendship, hospitality and knowledge of rhythms and habits of life totally different from ours. For the first time this year I visited the United States.
I have kept for many years an old cask in the cellar of my house before deciding to make firewood. Its interior walls, in the dimly lit cellar, seemed covered with blackish storage and amorphous. But when I took her out and was illuminated by sunlight I felt the thrill of discovery. The amorphous layer now appeared made of red crystal formations shaped like shells, which were arranged groups of transparent, colorless prismatic crystals that sparkled like diamonds. It was a unique show.
