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Travel Journal, The Great Wall of China, PRC. 2005

Here’s one of very first views of the snaking great wall at Badaling. Sept05

Here we are as Mei our tour guide takes this photo of us as we wind down our walking tour of the great wall.

View facing a north elevation.

Looking south onto the other developed areas of the Great Wall at Badaling.

Oh boy! That’s extremely steep as Steven attests from this view while descending to the base of the Great Wall. Steps are worn and somewhat slippery, so one must be very careful not to be too distracted at the incredible views. Keep your hand on the hand rail.

Detailed view of the base of the watch tower.

View close to ground level of a main “signal tower,” where smokestacks were burned to alert of enemies ahead, hence “signal” tower. It also served as a cool dry place for me to rest while Steven continued onto the tour in the 90+ degree f heat that day.