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.

The Great Wall: a dragon unwinding above the mountains.

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 more

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