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- East of Gubeikou, the Great Wall is very interesting. It was built in the Northern Qi Dynasty AD 550, and about 800 years later, it was reinforced during the Ming Dynasty.
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- Gubeikou Wanshoushan seen through the window of a small restaurant in Gubeikou.
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- A tour guide with two Danish tourists.
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- It was misty and wet the day I spent on the Gubeikou Great Wall.
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- Some places, there are sections that are worn down – but keep in mind this is the charming original Great Wall.
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- See all the small walls on the Great Wall? They gave the defenders protection against attacking forces that had bridged the Great Wall.
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- Being inside a watchtower does not necessarily protect against lightning, although I saw quite a few that had an assembly with a long metal rod that deflected lightning strikes.
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- There are plenty of ticks around. It is hard to avoid them when I push myself through thick foliage on the Great Wall.
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- The Great Wall on the Western side of Simatai.
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- A young lady, her mother, mothers mother and mothers mothers mother!
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- They wrap the fruits in paper bags. I think it is mostly so they are not directly exposed to the intense sun in the summer.
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- Getting my rucksack repaired (again)
