Simatai, China

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The Great Wall, Simatai, China travel blog
The Great Wall
May 22, 2005

... , we reached a small village called Jinsanglin at the foot of a mountain. The wall was up on top. We had to walk 10k to Simatai along the wall. This is the least commercial part of the wall, and the one with the best views. When we got onto the wall my ...

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The Great Wall of China, Simatai, China travel blog
The Great Wall of China
Sep 10, 2004

... from outer space (debatable), and was built to keep out the Mongol warriors from the north. Our hike was 9 km from Jingshanling to Simatai and man, it was rough!! The wall rides on the ridge line of various hills and mountains, so when you hike 9 km ...

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Walking the Great Wall, Simatai, China travel blog
Walking the Great Wall
Jun 7, 2005

... of the world's great man-made wonders: the Great Wall. Drove about an hour, approximately 80 miles from Beijing, to Simatai, a less frequently visited section of the Wall which offers some challenging day walking and amazing views. Our first glimpse of ...

A travel blog entry by idarich
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The Great Wall, Jinshanling to Simatai, China travel blog
The Great Wall
Feb 12, 2006

Today we took a trip which dropped us off at Jinshanling and we proceeded to walk for about 10km along the wall to Simatai. The views were incredible - certainly meeting or exceeding expectations - the wall is very impressive - you have to see it to ...

A travel blog entry by emanddave
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Forum Discussions on Simatai (7)

Amazing Great Wall experience
Posted on Apr 26, 2009, 04:31:28
... day (depending on your walking pace on the wall). What is the tour??? Hike from Jinshanling (金山岭) to Simatai (司马台) The majority of the wall east of Jinshanling is also unrestored. The hike from Jinshangling to ...
Simple Guide of Beijing
Posted on Jan 9, 2009, 08:13:30
... you know what section of the Great Wall you want to see? I thoroughly enjoyed the nice hike along the section from Jinshanling to Simatai. I don't know the section i will see yet, it's something i will sort out after i've booked my plane ...
Simple Guide of Beijing
Posted on Jan 9, 2009, 08:10:05
... locations you have mentioned, i really want to see the Great Wall of China. Thanks for all the information Do you know what section of the Great Wall you want to see? I thoroughly enjoyed the nice hike along the section from Jinshanling to Simatai.
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Posted on Jul 16, 2009, 12:10:54
... ;s services (www.jihousecn.com) The tours to the Great Wall at different sections including The Great wall at Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai and Hiking on the wall From Jinshanling to Simatai.The tours to the Beijing city including Beijing Zoo, Tibetan Lama ...

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