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Here you can clearly see a layer of bricks on the outside of the rammed earth wall.
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The two lorries managed to avoid a serious crash. After snowfall there are a lot of accidents on the roads.
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This guy had an impressive assortment of sunflower seeds for sale.
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I followed the Great Wall for as far as the eye can reach, and further. You can see it's path along the ridge to the left.
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Great Wall and rising moon. This was a very cold night.
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Three generations of a family in Inner Mongolia. They were very nice and offered me to share a hot meal with them.
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This goat was only a week old, and too weak to be out with the herd in the cold conditions.
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I see a lot of pottery in the fields while walking the Great Wall.
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While walking the Great Wall northwards I hit on a air corridor trafficked by planes.
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A large watchtower infront of a deserted village.
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Roof decoration in the deserted village.
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This girl was playing extra shy. She lived in the countryside with her grandparents. Her own parents worked in a large town, as is the case for many Chinese children.
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These lorry drivers gave me a 3 km ride to drop me off at the Great Wall. The guy to the left is reading a small card that presents this walk in Chinese.
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Beautiful Great Wall as far as the eye can see.
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It was cold, and a strong wind from Inner Mongolia made things colder. These hens were huddling together in the sun against the fence.
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My mother, sister and I sitting in the sun outside the Forbidden City in Beijing. Thank you both very much for the visit!
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My mother, Kelly and his wife Pingping, and I. Kelly and Pingping have been my safe harbour in Beijing. Thank you very much!
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Grandmother, mother and daughter aged 75, 53 and 25. The Grandmother had bound feet.
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Although some of the cracks from earth erosion are only a few metres wide, they are still very time consuming to get around.
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Farmers retrieving potatoes from a storage cave under the Great Wall. The woman kindly asked if I wanted to eat with them, but it was still early in the day, so I needed to push on.
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When I went to sleep, there was no snow. This was the view two days later.
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A shepherd trying to keep warm. They are always shaking there head when they see how little clothing I use. As long as I walk, I stay nice and warm. They on the other hand are usually standing still.
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The wall of a woman that gave me some boiling water for a noodles meal. As is usual, the younger generation has moved to the closest city where they have found work.
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The Great Wall winding it’s way through the breathtaking white landscape.