Oct 24, 2005 - The Great Wall: Jinshanling to Simatai

He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man. - Mao Zedong Well I can claim to be a true man now. One of the wonders of the world, the only man made structure visible from space, the Great Wall of China is an amazing monument to human perseverance and endurance. The Great Wall is actually not a single wall but rather a connected network of separate walls that were built by different Emperors over the centuries. Parts of the wall have been restored and are now tourist traps. Other parts in more remote areas have been abandoned and...