Yunhu Holiday Resort Beijing

... unrestored where the sections meet. Sounds right up our alley! However, it's also 120+km northeast of Beijing, requiring either a hired tour bus/taxi or time-consuming train/local bus/taxi combination, so after crunching numbers and negotiating with our buddy at the front desk, we decide to join a group tour instead of trying to do it on our own. The price difference was minimal, and we'd get two ...

... tail end of the Beijing Olympics anniversary performance. It will be going on for most of this month. It’s impressive how much pride the Chinese take in hosting the Olympics last year. I don’t know of any other country that celebrates modern accomplishments any more! Just major catastrophes and terrorist attacks for the most part. I think that’s a little sad. :( I think mankind would be a little bit ...

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... we woke up at 5 to watch the sunrise before setting out along the wall. The restored section quickly ended and we spent the rest of the morning hiking up and down the wall just as has been for hundreds of years, passing through valleys full of rice terraces before finally arriving at Simatai around 11. Amazingly, other than the occasional vendor/enterpising farmer selling water and T-shirts, we had the entire wall to ourselves, and didn't see a single another hiker the entire time.

... seen and lived through in this country. From a closed communist controlled state to a communist capitalist model. A real gift to be able to learn from them and hear of their experiences. 1.3 billion Chinese and it works, differently rural to urban but their successes are mind boggling. Oh yeah and the big news here is all about New Years or Spring Festival. Seems I couldn't have picked a worse time to be anywhere the Chinese might ...

... Since I am not fluent in Mandarin, I have already encountered many instances during which I could not understand what they were saying to me and was thus subjected to their astonishment that I could not speak Chinese. Moreover, the local Beijingers are not afraid to stare openly at my blonde roommate. I have seen/heard several people loudly spitting on the sidewalks and I have seen multiple middle-aged men walking around ...

... in China should follow this rather western guideline," wrote "LC" on another English-language site carrying photos of the posters. Others online defended the list as a way to bridge cultural gaps and avoid confused reactions from visitors to questions often asked in China and that some might find too intrusive. "Many Chinese coming to Beijing from around the country have had little or no contact with laowai," said "Ni hao Aussie" on the Thorntree website, using the ...

We set off for the Great Wall of China on our third day!! and what a great day this was - One of my favorites!! The bus ride was bumpy, boring and tiring - I had a small nap and woke up to find we had arrived at the great Wall of China and area called Gubeikou!! I was sooooo excited - I couldn't believe I was going to trek a part of the Great Wall!! We all set off to find old chinese ladies following us! Fred the tour guide told us that they were gonna try and sell ...

Another early morning, 6am even earlier than yesterday. Walked outside the hotel and woke the taxi driver up for our big day to the Great Wall at Simatai. ShuXin did the negotiating and the driver was pleased of the deal. He lived in Miyun, ShuXin's hometown and halfway to the Great Wall. He would drive us to Miyun for breakfast and he would go home, while a friend would take over the cab and drive us for the rest of the day. Total cost 550RMB, at the time ...

... wall, made of rock and concrete, followed the mountains to our left and right. We were told, at that point, that the hike to the hostel was 6km. The feat seemed impossible. The inclines and declines became steeper as the trek went on. The wall was renovated at some points, and at others (especially the steep bits) the wall would crumble beneath our feet. Every summit brought more spectacular views. Phil and I would look at each other ...