Blogs from The Great Wall, China, Asia - page 3

We got up at 6:30am today very excited about going to the Great Wall. We arranged a tour via the Happy Dragon Hostel in Beijing (not that we were actually staying therseemed we kind of adopted it as our hostel). We had breakfast and although we were due to set off for 7:30 it was well past 8 when we actually got on the bus. We made a few stops at other hostels on the way and eventually made it to Mutianyu at around 10am. We were told that lunch was scheduled for 1:30 after which point we would be getting the bus back so we only had 3 and a half hours to walk the wall and get back. We started off by getting the cable car up to the wall which was good as ... read more

Notre premiere visite touristique en Chine est aussi la raison principale pour laquelle on a avait choisi ce pays : la Grande Muraille!! Pour s'y rendre nous avions le choix entre plusieurs destinations, dont 4 principales. Nous avons choisi Badaling, la plus proche de Beijing et la seule accessible directement en train. Pour les autres, il aurait soit fallu prendre plusieurs autobus, soit y aller en tour organise, et ca nous interessait moins. Notre premiere vraie experience de train chinois (a l'exception du metro) s'est bien deroulee. Il etait un peu dur de savoir ou acheter le billet, mais on a fini par trouver, et une fois le billet entre les mains, pas evident non plus de savoir si ca allait a la bonne place! Rien d'ecrit en anglais dessus. Mais bonne nouvelle, ca allait au ... read more

Okay, what can I possibly say about the Great Wall of China that millions have not already said? Who can come to Beijing and not see the Great Wall? My husband and I didn’t take a guided tour of China. We decided to “do” Beijing on our own, which I know is ambitious and sounds crazy. Part of our adventure was discovering areas that were off the beaten path. We also got to take our time with some of the key attractions such as the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven which made our trip that much more special. For the Great Wall, we ended up taking a guided tour. When we were at the airport we got one of those guides and I sent them an email inquiring about prices and dates. The hotel tours ... read more

today we visited the great wall. one of china's most famous structure. apart from being one of the 7 wonders of the world, the great wall is also one of the oldest. the full great wall was not built until 226 B.C when the first emperor of china ordered all of the walls protecting china's cities to be connected; this created the great wall. the wall its self is thousands of years old. with no original date of construction. this will probably be one of the most beautiful places you visit. as well as the most tiring. ... read more

This weekend the larger part of my group went to hike the Great Wall. It was a two hour bus ride to reach the wall and the weather wasn't so great, lots of smog but it was definitely good to be out of the city. The part of the wall we went to is called Jin Shan Ling which is means Golden Mountain Fort but in the past the wall was actually known as the Sand Hills Fort. The name was changed when it was restored in the 60's to attract more tourists. We climbed to the wall on an old stone path which while not the steepest hike of the day might have been the longest ascent of the day. As soon as we reached the top of the wall a group of locals started ... read more