Great Wall Simatai, Jinshanling, Mutianyu and other not restored parts of the Wall
October 4th 2006 Summary: The weather is great again this morning. Clear and blue sky all over. That's great for today because we visit the Great Wall for the second time. We get started at Simatai and after that visit we are going to drive along the Great Wall for about 150 km. We visit Jinshanling, Mutianyu and a lot of other places of the Wall which are not restored and still original.
At Simatai you can walk
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