From the guidebook: The Great Wall snakes through the countryside over deserts, hills and plains for several thousand miles. At its closest point it is less than 40 miles from Beijing. The wall was created following the unification of China under Qin Shi Huangdi (221-210 BC). Today, only select sections of its crumbing remains have been fully restored.
So here we are! Finally! Everything I had been waiting for! The Great Wall. Oh and its great and a wall. :)
Jason says "It was GREAT!" He is in a more dignified pose -- just touching the wall before we were climbing!
Side view. This is an important view because you cannot imagine how incredibly precarious the wall is. It is built on a ridge line that is so incredibly steep on either side. Tens of thousands died building the wall -- they would simply slip off -- and from this picture its easy to see how!
And just so you know its windy up here!
Jason joining the masses for a well timed photo!
My favourite picture!
The view from afar.
When you are on the wall or near the wall, you see it in every direction all around you. Its everywhere!
More Jason. If the weather hadn't been so polluted you would see that there is so much of the wall all over the ridge lines in this picture. But eh! It was still a magnificent sight!
In contrast to Jason's dignified pose (touching the wall) -- I chose to hug the wall. It was a fitting goodbye!
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