Today we went to the Great Wall of China from the Mutianyu entrance in Beijing. This section of the wall was built during the early stages of the Ming Dynasty and is known for having a lot of watch towers and sections sitting on giant cliffs.
There are several different entrances to the Great Wall and this one was really low key. Since the weather is so cold in Beijing right now no one wants to come here. It was great for us because we had miles of the wall to ourselves. I know the walls were built as a battleground but I couldn't help thinking the experience was totally romantic.
One of the best parts about the Great Wall was the trip down (the hike just to get up to the wall was extremely steep with over 1,000+ steps). We paid 60 Yuan, which is only about 8 dollars, to take a 3 minute sketchy aluminum slide down the mountain. Tate and I never pressed the brakes and were riding full speed while getting yelled at by the workers at every corner.
Allie! You have to stop! j/k Your pictures are incredible!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures, my favorites where you are sitting on the steps and those of you two together :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Looks like you're having a great time, the Great Wall of China must be quite an unforgettable experience.
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I'm so glad you're sharing this stuff on your blog, I'm loving reading along with your adventures in China! Also jealous of you, of course (especially since I'm typing this sat at my desk at work, which is infinitely less cool than being on the great wall of China...)
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so awesome, i want to go there so badly! so cool
ReplyDelete"more like... the alright wall of china."
ReplyDeleteScary! Good thing you guys didn't crash going so fast, but seriously that sounds like so much fun! And how gorgeous is this place! What a great bucket list to check off ;)
ReplyDeleteahh yay you're there!!! the forbidden city was probably my all-time favorite china landmark, but the great wall isn't half bad, not at all :) so excited to see you guys get acquainted with china, and especially with nanjing - i don't think i've ever seen anyone else live there for an extended period of time before - excited to see what you think!
ReplyDeletewow, it looks amazing! :D
ReplyDeleteincredible! truly.
ReplyDeletewoaaaah this looks so fun. how beautiful! excited to see your perspective on this country in the coming months. you two look great!
ReplyDeleteI have always dreamed of seeing the great wall of china! glad you two had fun :)
ReplyDeletei loved going down on those slides!! i miss china so much.
ReplyDeletePhotos are amazing and the slides sounds fun! love your beanie!
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