China 46: The Great Wall from Jinshanling to Simatai
28 February 2009
130 km north east of Beijing, between Jinshanling and Simatai villages, lies a section of the chinese Great Wall kept under a minimum of care, with more than a few strechs much destroyed by time and history, yet still accessible and enjoyable for an day’s worth of fresh air out of the city. Still authentic in its form (compared to other renovated sections of the wall elsewere) and barely ridden by tourists, the hike is 10 km long and takes about 4 hours. Probalby the best toursity activity done so far, walking right on the crest of the mountains, with a view that streched far across Hebei and Beijing provinces.
Like walking on clouds.
The next to last pic is my fave, love the angle…