Of course no visit to Beijing is complete without walking on the Great Wall. The "original" wall begun over 2000 years ago during the Qin dynasty when China was unified under Qin Shi Huang (same guy who built the Terracotta Warriors). Since the wall stretches for miles and miles, we had to pick a specific section to visit. After some reading and recommendations from fellow travelers, we decided to go to Mutianyu, which is about 90km outside of central of Beijing.
We arrived early and beat the rest of the tourists. Since it was sooooo cold outside, we opted for a gondola ride up the mountain rather than doing the hour walk to where the great vantage points are. It felt just like we were going up the mountain to ski.
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