The section of the wall we’re on is in comparatively good condition, its parapets and towers largely intact. Dong says that roughly 10 percent of the wall is well-preserved. But he estimates that a third has vanished completely, and that the remaining 60 percent is in various degrees of disrepair.

Shanhai Pass

Karl Bushby (born 30 March 1969) is a British ex-paratrooper, walking adventurer and author, currently attempting to be the first person to completely walk an unbroken path around the world. Bushby’s trek is known as the Goliath Expedition.

Shanhai Jing, or Collection of the Mountains and Seas, Chinese classic text.

The Great Wall extends about 7,300 kilometers (4,500 miles) from the Shanhai Pass on the east coast to the Jiayu Pass in modern Gansu province. Below is a map showing the Great Wall’s starting point at the Shanhai Pass in the east and its ending point at the Jiayu Pass in the west.

The Great Wall of China is an ancient wall in China. The wall is made of cement, rocks, bricks, and dirt. It was finished in 1878 and it was meant to protect the north of the empire of China from enemy attacks. It is the longest structure humans have ever built.

Tours cost around $30 per person and include mini-bus transportation with an English-speaking guide and driver. DON’T visit the wall on weekends or holidays, when it is most crowded. Remember, it’s not just foreigners who tour the Great Wall. Chinese love to visit as well on their days off.

The Great Wall actually consists of numerous walls—many of them parallel to each other—built over some two millennia across northern China and southern Mongolia.

The Great Wall is reputed as one of the seven construction wonders in the world not only for its long history, but its massive construction size, and its unique architectural style as well. A great army of manpower, composed of soldiers, prisoners, and local people, built the wall.

Jiankou

Qin Shi Huang