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n a k i n g i t s w a y a l o n g mountain ridges through
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a l l e y s a n d h i l l s , t h e G r e a t Wall stretches all the
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a y f r o m t h e G o b i D e s e r t i n t h e w e s t t o t h e B o h a i
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many of its best-preserved and most
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mpressive looking segments are to be found just
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u t s i d e B e i j i n g , o t h e r more wild and remote, yet
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q u a l l y s c e n i c p a r t s a r e t o b e f o u n d f u r t h e r a f i e l d .
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s i t i s o n e o f t h e most famous and iconic
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in the world, no visit to China can
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v e r b e c o mplete without taking a stroll along the
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n o w n a s t h e ‘ D r a g o n ’ s H e a d , ’ i t i s a t
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h a n h a i g u a n t h a t t h e G r e a t Wall finally comes
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o a n e n d a n d p r o t r u d e s s o d r a matically into
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h e B o h a i S e a . A l t h o u g h t h e o r i g i n a l p a r t h a s
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o n g s i n c e c r u mbled into the waves, the wall
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a s b e e n f a n t a s t i c a l l y r e b u i l t a n d r e s t o r e d , s o
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f t h e s e a s mashing against it.
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h e o l d f o r t i f i c a t i o n s t h a t s u r r o u n d t h e t o w n o f
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i n h u a n g d a o , w h e r e S h a n h a i g u a n i s l o c a t e d ,
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r e a l s o c o n s i d e r e d t o b e p a r t o f t h e G r e a t Wall
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n d a r e w e l l w o r t h e x p l o r i n g i f y o u h a v e t h e
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i me. Large segments are unrestored, and these
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f f e r u p a p o s s i b l y more authentic experience
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h a n t h e s o mewhat touristy Dragon’s Head. In
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d d i t i o n t o t h i s , t h e t o w n a l s o b o a s t s a b r i l l i a n t
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that will teach you everything there is
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o k n o w a b o u t t h e G r e a t Wall and the people
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e s p i t e i t s p r o x i mity to Beijing and its wealth of
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x c e l l e n t v i e w s , Mutianyu is much less crowded than
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a d a l i n g . A s s u c h , i t i s o n e o f t h e most popular
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e c t i o n s w i t h f o r e i g n t o u r i s t s . S u r r o u n d e d o n b o t h
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i d e s b y l u s h g r e e n e r y , Mutianyu certainly makes for
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f i n e s i g h t a s i t c u t s i t s w a y a c r o s s t h e mountain
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i d g e s , w i t h l o t s o f w a t c h t o w e r s a n d f o r t r e s s e s
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o t t e d a l o n g t h e r o u t e .
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Places To Visits In
Great Walls Of
China
By Touropia
p r o v i n c e s a l o n g t h e w a y .
1 . S h a n h a i g u a n
t h a t o n c e manned it.
2 . Mutianyu