We went to Badaling which is the most well-known part, but the most beautiful part is Mutianyu. This morning it was very windy and luckily we could still get on the top with the cable cars.
Tourists who came one hour later had to be sent back as it was too windy and they did not allow us to use the cable cars. When we arrived at the top, a lot of Chinese were there, kissing the highest wall of the Great Wall, and taking pictures of it.
Generally the stairs were very steep and it seemed like a workout walking up and down the Great Wall. The surface of the stairs was at some points slippery, so you should definitely hold the bar on the side, making sure that you are safe. Every single part had holes, where soldiers had been placed in former times to protect their country from invaders.
The great wall is 200 kilometres long and unfortunately we could not walk all of it as we had just 30 minutes on top of the mountain. I have to say that the view was absolutely stunning. We had a clear sky, it was sunny and you could see the whole length of the wall.
It appeared unreal when you followed the whole wall with your eyes and then you realised how much effort and energy it must have cost to build this unbelievable world wonder and what humans are able to create. This venue is absolutely one of the must-sees and will keep in your memory for ages.
After this stop, the tour guide took us to a Jade jeweller and explained to us that Jade means dragon and power and Chinese wear it to protect them from evil. Next, we had a tea ceremony. We learned that Oolong tea is good for the stomach, Jasmine tea good for the eyes and lychee tea good for the skin. The popular green tea is good against pollution.
For lunch we went to the Olympic restaurant where all the athletes used to have lunch during the Olympic games in Beijing.
No comments:
Post a Comment