After breakfast, we traveled to nearby Badaling Hills. There, we saw one of the most impressive and best-preserved sections of the Great Wall of China—a 4,000-mile-long series of sandstone and earthwork fortifications built and maintained between the 5th century B.C. and the 16th century A.D. that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After a lunch of local specialties, we walked along the Sacred Way, a tree-lined avenue guarded by massive sculptures of elephants, lions and camels leading to the Ming Dynasty tombs
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For our evening meal, we enjoyed China’s famous Peking duck and a recital by Peking Opera performers.
Great Wall and the Sacred Way
Monday, July 30, 2012
Beijing, China
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Comments

2023-06-10
niki
2012-07-31
Wish I was there also! So glad to get your pictures. Have a girlfriend in norway right now, she ends A TWO PAGE BLOG but no pictures. I think she spends most of her time writing her blog. glad to see you guys are out and about. No Ruth,...... you can't bring the elephant home.