The Great Wall
The Great Wall at Mutianyu
The real disappointment in visiting the Great Wall of China was the weather. The mist (pollution?) reduced visibility to a few hundred yards, at most. This part of the wall was completed in the 17th Century – hence its good preservation.
The wall follows the contours of the hills. There wasn’t a flat section at all in the part that we walked along. Needless to say it was easy to slip over, which is what I did.
Every quarter of a mile or so, there were these low towers built into the wall to house the guards.
Though nowadays, ……..
……they house touts who pose for photos ($1 please!). Who says commercialism isn’t rife in China?
Because of the poor visibility, we could have been on the ramparts of any English medieval castle.