I climbed nine kilometers of the Great Wall today. It was amazing. Perfect weather, perfect atmosphere and a great hike.
We passed through 31 watch towers, all in various states of disrepair and renovation. Half way through, we stopped for a picnic lunch and soaked in the surrounding country side.
This section of the Wall is at Simatai, built around 600 years ago, and takes about 3 hours to reach from central Beijing. The best part was going in the off season, to a remote section, our minibus of 10 tourists were the only ones we saw all day long. We really had the Wall to ourselves.
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