Once upon a time some Chinese emperor let build a Great Wall. Probably not for the purpose of us having a good Saturday trip out of town. Nevertheless this was our Olympic discipline for today: Ultimate Wall Climbing.
What to do if in an Olympic competition there is no 'enemies' at all because the Wall is deserted and no other tourists are there? Congratulations, then you normally have already won the Gold medal. Unless you try to climb up a steap hill where there is no official way and the sand hill moves in the opposite direction. Victims? my legs (red). Maybe there was some sense behind the sign saying: 'Forbidden to climb on the wall' and on the farmer warning us to take a lot of care. But it was worth the experience! The part of the wall at the Huanghuacheng section we visited was the most unique part of the Wall I've been to in China so far!
After that we went on to the 'Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest' (Yinshan Talin) - some old deserted pagodas in a fascinating mountain and forest landscape.
The first picture shows some pagodas at Yinshan Talin, the second one the Great Wall at our part of the Huanghuacheng section.
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