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Where's Humpty Dumpty? - Beijing
Where's Humpty Dumpty?
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Great Wall: Ju Yong Guan
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  • snuggie
  • By snuggie on February 5, 2006
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  • Great Wall - Beijing
    by snuggie
    This part of the great wall was orginally constructed in the 5th century and was rebuilt by the Ming dynasty.This part of the great wall has some very steep steps,do hold on the hand grip as you proceed.

    If you reach one of the top,there is a store there selling certificate proving that you have been to Ju Yong Guan.

  • Address: About 50km northwest of Beijing
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    Great Wall: The Great Wall
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  • By Angel_Dust on August 20, 2005
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  • MuitianYu - Beijing
    MuitianYu
    by Angel_Dust
    Good exercise! This is the "Middle Difficulty" wall to climb....the Mutianyu

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  • Address: Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai
  • Website: http://badaling.gov.cn/english/history/history.htm
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    Great Wall: walk from Jinshanling to Simatai
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  • By rednas on February 22, 2004
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  • If you want to have the ultimate great wall experience do this tour!!!!

    It is excellant with amazing views of the surroundings and the wall itself. The tour is about 10 km and will tak 3-4 hours walk on the wall. This section is not renovated and still got its charm!

    Be sure you have a good physical condition, because some parts are quite steep! Bring some water and food with you as well, you will need it.

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    Great Wall: Great Wall
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  • By oceania26 on March 15, 2004
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  • Of course if you'll be in Beijing you'd want to see the Great Wall. There are 3 sections of the wall that are open to the public. The most popular and touristy being Badaling/

    I went to the furthest one and least touristy, Jinshanling. It's about 2 hours from Beijing. You need to be in good physical condition to climb the wall. It's very steep and narrow. It's also preferable to go in the summer months as it's very cold in winter and when you're climbing up you'll definitely work up a sweat. Not nice to be wet and sweaty in cold weather. Also the snow/ice makes it every slippery and it's already steep and dangerous. There are cable cars but weren't functionally when I was there. There were also in the middle of doing some construction work, in particular for the Olympics.

    I believe there are 10-12 towers open to the public but warning after the 8th one the wall starts crumbling. I read somewhere people are their hands and knees and in tears when coming back down. Coming back down is pretty hard on your knees...I was sore for about a week.

    When you start your climb there be a group of people waiting there. One of them will follow you and "help" you teh whole way up. I had a old man follow me and he would help me up and hold my hand. I was suspicous of what he wanted in the end...he want me to buy this big huge book of the wall...he followed up the wall for several hours just for that!!!

    Since there's not that many tourist up that way, store keepers, restaurants and touts are very competitive and agressive but it's still better than Badaling

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    Great Wall: The Great Wall of China @ Mutianyu
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  • By egosyncratix on December 2, 2003
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  • Stairway to Heaven - Beijing
    Stairway to Heaven
    by egosyncratix
    For a moment, you would have thought you were in Angkor Wat, but this is truly, the stairway to heaven....Upon emerging from this place, you would see a sight that you never thought you ever see in your life.... "The" Great Wall of China!

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    Great Wall: The Great Wall of China @ Mutianyu
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  • By egosyncratix on December 2, 2003
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  • The Light at the Top of the Wall....Almost there! - Beijing
    The Light at the Top of the
    Wall....Almost there!
    by egosyncratix
    Long is the climb, but what is getting up without climbing it? Along the way, take breathers. Pictures of parts of the Great Wall like this one is great too!

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    Great Wall: The Great Wall of China @ Mutianyu
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  • Updated By egosyncratix on December 2, 2003
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  • Great Wall - Beijing
    by egosyncratix
    Of course, one unforgettable sight is the long snaking view of The Great Wall into the horizons, just to realize....Woah, it doesn't end there? Heh. It isn't called The Great Wall for nothing!

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    Great Wall: The return...
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  • By shivan on September 4, 2003
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  • Can't believe I made it - Beijing
    Can't believe I made it
    by shivan
    ...has been maybe worse.

    Steps are irregular and sleek, so the risk of sliding is relevant.

    The Wall is about 6000 chilometers long and it's the only man's building visible from the moon.

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    Great Wall: Another foggy view
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  • By shivan on September 13, 2003
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  • another foggy view - Beijing
    another foggy view
    by shivan
    Another foggy view of the landscape visible from that part of the Great Wall.
    The picture is taken from mid-height and in the distance the Great Wall running along the tops of the hills is visible.

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    Great Wall: Just stumbled down the wall...
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  • By shivan on September 13, 2003
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  • The colleague - Beijing
    The colleague
    by shivan
    Just stumbled down the wall, relaxing with a fast pic.
    The faces clearly depict how tired we were after the climb.
    The colleague is OBVIOUSLY present everywhere.

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