On Saturday, I visited the Great Wall for the first time. We went to one of the more remote portions of the wall, Jiankou, where you need to hike for a solid two hours before reaching the wall. Actually, the hike was suprisingly strenuous (especially in the heat), and I was surprised to see many Chinese families (including grandmothers) there. I don’t know if they made it all the way up though; to give you an idea of the distance and slope, here’s the view back down:
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Wow… simply breath-taking! Looks like it was worth the hike. It’s incredible to think about those thousands of little bricks being brought up through the moutains to build the wall… amazing.