> The Great Wall! What a thrill it was to visit!! The Great Wall of China is the collective name of a series of fortification systems to protect and consolidate the territories of China. The defensive lines contain multiple stretches of ramparts, trenches, ditches, as well as individual fortresses. Parts of this structure date back to 221 b.c. It is 13,171 miles long and the largest man made structure in the world. Today we scaled the Badaling section. Not the best restored or beautiful but the least crowded. Had to contend with hoards of people the last two days. Whew, today not so much. A few of our group successfully reached past the 3rd tower and a few nearly to the 4th tower. A more accurate description to trek this wall would a be it's few degrees short of vertical steps. Seriously steep but rewarding to be on the wall and traverse some of its terrain. Totally excited to be here and experience this world wonder.
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