The Great Wall: a dragon unwinding above the mountains.

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May 31st 2013

Published: May 31st 2013

非常开心可以跟Becky分享我最爱的地方 While in Beijing I couldn’t not go to the Great Wall of JinShanLing (金山岭长城), especially since Becky had never been. This is one of my absolute favorite places in China, and I have no doubt you will understand why as you go through our pictures. This part of the Great Wall is located in Hebei province, which means that it’s a bit far... Read Full Entry

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Jeremy Chiron

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I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info

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The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire

Love this place!

it is a tiring walk!

going up the tall steps

above Jin Shan Ling

voila!

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Great Wall at Jin Shan Ling

Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;these, later joined together and made bigger, stronger, and unified are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty.

I never get enough of this place!

fantastic!

Other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration.