Photo by myself, from the Great Wall, Beijing.
My father and I visited the Great Wall, near Beijing on Monday.
There are two access points to the wall, near Beijing. Ba Da Ling is
the more popular one. Mutianyu is less popular. We hired a car to
visit Mutianyu, which is about 1.5 hours outside the city.
There are two cable cars you can choose from to ascend to the wall,
which is high up on a ridge. I highly recommend taking the cable car;
a round trip ticket including entrance to the wall costs 120 yuan per
person, or about $20USD. Getting up the slope to the wall is a
hike, and walking along the wall is plenty of exercise in
itself.
The car ride is steep but perfectly safe. As can be imagined, the
vistas when on the wall were incredible. You walk up and down steps
are as shallow as 2" or as immense as 14" in some places. The 'down'
part is fine and gradual...it's just the 'up' parts that resemble
mountains.
Add the thin air and sun, and you get a workout. I recommend visiting
on a non-weekend day, not in the heat of summer. The tourist season is
April-October. This visit has been perfectly timed to avoid the
crowds, and the weather has been ideal.
A view from the cable car at the wall. My brain was going 'yipes'
at this point.
Fortunately, the steps are wide enough that you can sit and take a
break. The vistas are absolutely incredible.
Tiny steps coming down the wall become a sheer mountain of steps
when going back up.
One of the many little stalls selling trinkets at the foot of the
hill. The shopkeeper was taking a nap.
For more about the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, click here.
My fiance Mark is helping me post photos while I'm in China. Blogger
is banned, and I regret that I cannot respond to your comments or
visit any blogger-hosted blogs, while I'm here.
Posts will continue here while I'm on vacation. Some pre-scheduled
posts will occur with photos of New York City.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A Visit to the Great Wall, in Beijing, China
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8 comments:
Wow, this looks really great Kitty, what a beautiful photos!
Hi Kitty, Love your blog!
I know you are busy travelling and exploring the world...but I have sent you a mail, hope you got it! Please could you respond ASAP, I would like to buy one of your images rather urgently, if that is possible...
I look forward to your response.
j :)
This is history! Great view.
Sensational Kitty, thanks for thinking of us and taking these amazing pics. That's good - no crowds and the weather was nice! Stay safe.
Sensational Kitty, thanks for thinking of us and taking these amazing pics. That's good - no crowds and the weather was nice! Stay safe.
Awesome photos, Kitty! I dream of a visit to the Great Wall someday! I'm off to Tokyo and Bangkok on Saturday for the Rotary International convention in Thailand. I hope to have drinks and a photos with a Tokyo blogger....
Cheers
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