Walking on the Chinese Wall: reflecting my travels to The Great Wall of China, for example Mutianyu - 70 km north of Beijing

The Great Wall as a symbol

While the Great Wall of China represents isolation and separation from other nations, this stronghold on the other hand represents the preservation of one's own culture.

"From Dongcheng to Chaoyang, from Chongwen to Xuanwu and from Fengtai to Shijingshan. From Xicheng to Haidian, from Fangshan to Changping and from The Great Wall of China (Mutianyu, 40° 26′ 16.86″ N, 116° 33′ 42.84″ E) to Shanghai."                                                                             powered by J.R. Skye...dedicated to John, Peter, Ann, Will, Brian, Patrick T., Lu, Marcella Z., Kim, Dean Do and V.L.!

The pinnacle of engineering: reporting on China without mentioning the Great Wall is like Marco Polo reporting exclusively on the great Khan's millions and his wealth. The Great Wall - the further you get from Beijing, the more authentic and less crowded the streets and paths become, and when you finally stand in front of the wall, which consists of countless bricks between chestnut trees and blossoms, you realize that you are directly you are in front of one of the great buildings of humanity.

From the Bronze Age to the World of Iron: From the Depths of Transition. Until modern times and the future. China. No civilization has an older, functioning culture like China's

The Great Wall of China: this is the trip of a lifetime! The Great Wall of China is also linked to reflecting and philosophizing about 2,000 years of cultural isolation, non-expansion...but also internal, political endurance.

中國四千年傳統文化。美索不達米亞帝國的生存，如幼發拉底河和底格里斯河上的巴比倫、埃及以及印度河上的哈拉帕文化。

工程的巔峰：報道中國而不提長城，就像馬可波羅專門報道大汗的數百萬和他的財富一樣。

長城－離北京越遠，街道和小路就越真實，也越不那麼擁擠，當你終於站在栗樹和花朵之間由無數磚塊組成的長城前時，你發現自己是在長城。就站在人類最偉大的建築之一的前面。中國長城：這是一生難忘的旅行！中國的長城也與反思和思考大約 2000 年來的文化孤立、不擴張……以及內部政治耐力有關。

從青銅時代到鋼鐵世界：從轉型的深度。直到現代和未來。中國。

沒有哪個文明擁有像中國這樣古老而有效的文化。

Cóng qīngtóng shídài dào gāngtiě shìjiè: Cóng zhuǎnxíng de shēndù. Zhídào xiàndài hé wèilái. Zhōngguó. Méiyǒu nǎge wénmíng yǒngyǒu xiàng zhōngguó zhèyàng gǔlǎo ér yǒuxiào de wénhuà.

* means: "If you have not done anything evil, you should not worry too much".

Badaling, Mutianyu, Jinshanling and Jiankou – the most popular sections of the Great Wall. All four are between 1.5 and 3 hours drive from Beijing and are best reached by rental car or an organized bus tour (can be arranged at almost any hotel in Beijing). At a steady pace, a hike for a 3 to 4 km long section of the wall (not flat, but constant climbs and descents and stairs) takes about 4 hours. Cable cars take you from the foot of the wall directly to your starting point.

八達嶺、慕田峪、金山嶺和劍口－長城中最受歡迎的路段。這四個地點距離北京均在 1.5 至 3 小時車程內，最好透過租車或組織巴士旅遊（北京幾乎所有飯店都可以安排）到達。以穩定的速度徒步走完一段 3 到 4 公里長的城牆（不是平坦的，而是不斷地爬坡、下坡和樓梯）大約需要 4 小時。纜車將帶您從牆腳直接到達起點。

Bādálǐng, mù tián yù, jīnshān lǐng hé jiàn kǒu-chángchéng zhōng zuì shòu huānyíng de lùduàn. Zhè sì gè dìdiǎn jùlí běijīng jūn zài 1.5 Zhì 3 xiǎoshí chēchéng nèi, zuì hǎo tòuguò zūchē huò zǔzhī bāshì lǚyóu (běijīng jīhū suǒyǒu fàndiàn dōu kěyǐ ānpái) dàodá. Yǐ wěndìng de sùdù túbù zǒu wán yīduàn 3 dào 4 gōnglǐ cháng de chéngqiáng (bùshì píngtǎn de, ér shì bùduàn de pá pō, xià pō hé lóutī) dàyuē xūyào 4 xiǎoshí. Lǎnchē jiāng dài nín cóng qiángjiǎo zhíjiē dàodá qǐdiǎn.

Mutianyu (just 90 minutes from Beijing), with its 23 watchtowers, is the largest, fully restored section of the Great Wall open to visitors - and, along with Badaling, the most popular. So at certain times this spot can be very crowded.

慕田峪（距離北京僅 90 分鐘路程）擁有 23 座瞭望塔，是向遊客開放的最大且完全修復的長城部分，並且與八達嶺一樣最受歡迎。所以在某些時候這個地方可能會非常擁擠。

Mù tián yù (jùlí běijīng jǐn 90 fēnzhōng lùchéng) yǒngyǒu 23 zuò liàowàng tǎ, shì xiàng yóukè kāifàng de zuìdà qiě wánquán xiūfù de chángchéng bùfèn, bìngqiě yǔ bādálǐng yīyàng zuì shòu huānyíng. Suǒyǐ zài mǒu xiē shíhòu zhège dìfāng kěnéng huì fēicháng yǒngjǐ.

Even before Mutianyu, the most visited section of the Great Wall is Badaling. Advantage: this section is so close to Beijing that you can visit it quickly as part of a stop-over. Disadvantage: besides the crowds, this section is a little like Hollywood with its souvenir sellers and fast food shops. It is worth heading for what, in my opinion, is the most beautiful section and, after weighing up all the advantages and disadvantages, the most balanced section: Mutianyu.

甚至在慕田峪之前，長城中參觀人數最多的部分就是八達嶺。優點：該路段離北京很近，可以作為中轉站快速遊覽。缺點：除了人群之外，這個區域有點像好萊塢，有紀念品商店和快餐店。值得前往的是我認為最美的路段，權衡利弊之後，最平衡的路段：慕田峪。

Shènzhì zài mù tián yù zhīqián, chángchéng zhōng cānguān rénshù zuìduō de bùfèn jiùshì bādálǐng. Yōudiǎn: Gāi lùduàn lí běijīng hěn jìn, kěyǐ zuòwéi zhōng zhuǎn zhàn kuàisù yóulǎn. Quēdiǎn: Chúle rénqún zhī wài, zhège qūyù yǒudiǎn xiàng hǎoláiwù, yǒu jìniànpǐn shāngdiàn hé kuàicān diàn. Zhídé qiánwǎng de shì wǒ rènwéi zuìměi de lùduàn, quánhéng lìbì zhīhòu, zuì pínghéng de lùduàn: Mù tián yù.

Unlike other, more visited sections of the Wall, Gubeikou has not been restored. This wild section of the Great Wall stretches for around 20 km and is flanked by 143 towers - it shows its once great military importance. Its characteristics of decayed bricks, protruding rock surfaces, steep steps and towers make Gubeikou a destination for persistent nostalgics.

與其他遊客較多的長城路段不同，古北口還沒有修復。這段長城綿延約 20 公里，兩側有 143 座塔樓，彰顯了其曾經的軍事重要性。腐爛的磚塊、突出的岩石表面、陡峭的台階和塔樓的特徵使古北口成為人們持久懷舊的目的地。

Yǔ qítā yóukè jiào duō de chángchéng lùduàn bùtóng, gǔ běikǒu hái méiyǒu xiūfù. Zhè duàn chángchéng miányán yuē 20 gōnglǐ, liǎng cè yǒu 143 zuò tǎlóu, zhāngxiǎnle qí céngjīng de jūnshì chóng yào xìng. Fǔlàn de zhuān kuài, túchū de yánshí biǎomiàn, dǒuqiào de táijiē hé tǎlóu de tèzhǐ shǐ gǔ běikǒu chéngwéi rénmen chíjiǔ huáijiù de mùdì de.

The Great Wall was a comprehensive defense project that consisted of countless watchtowers, lighthouses and garrison towns. About 1,000,000 soldiers were stationed at the wall in the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall is a powerful symbol of China. It represents the strength of the country, that began when China was first unified in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). It represents the ability of Chinese people to work together for the strenght of the country.

長城是一個綜合性的防禦工程，由無數的瞭望塔、燈塔和駐軍城鎮組成。明代長城駐約有100萬名士兵。長城是中國強大的象徵。它代表了中國在秦朝（公元前221-206年）首次統一時開始的國家實力。它代表了中國人民齊心協力、為國家強盛的能力。

Chángchéng shì yīgè zònghé xìng de fángyù gōngchéng, yóu wú shǔ de liàowàng tǎ, dēngtǎ hé zhùjūn chéngzhèn zǔchéng. Míngdài chángchéng zhù yuē yǒu 100 wàn míng shìbīng. Chángchéng shì zhōngguó qiángdà de xiàngzhǐ. Tā dàibiǎole zhōngguó zài qín cháo (gōngyuán qián 221-206 nián) shǒucì tǒngyī shí kāishǐ de guójiā shílì. Tā dàibiǎole zhōngguó rénmín qíxīn xiélì, wèi guójiā qiángshèng de nénglì.

黃崖關 黃崖關是沿著山脊建造的城堡和高塔的集合，是整個長城的縮影。它以青翠的山景為背景而建，在懸崖峭壁之間跳躍，是每年五月長城馬拉鬆的舉辦地。曲折的車道和丁字路口

Huáng yá guān huáng yá guān shì yánzhe shānjǐ jiànzào de chéngbǎo hé gāo tǎ de jíhé, shì zhěnggè chángchéng de suōyǐng. Tā yǐ qīngcuì de shān jǐng wèi bèijǐng ér jiàn, zài xuányá qiàobì zhī jiān tiàoyuè, shì měinián wǔ yuè chángchéng mǎlāsōng de jǔbàn de. Qūzhé de chēdào hé dīngzì lùkǒu.

"Don’t listen to what they say, go see."

Chinese Proverb

"United we stand — the Great Wall is on peoples' hearts (要问长城在哪里，就在百姓心坎上)." - a chinese saying. The meaning is: if people make a concerted effort and their will is unite like the Great Wall, the people will overcome all troubles together.

黃花城 獨特的原因有很多，尤其是因為零件被淹沒在水中。

乘船遊覽可以從完全不同的角度看到這部分城牆。 5 月至 9 月期間，還可以沿著黃花城的城牆露營，城牆底部是一座擁有 500 年歷史的迷人栗園。

Huáng huāchéng dútè de yuányīn yǒu hěnduō, yóuqí shì yīn wéi língjiàn bèi yānmò zài shuǐzhōng. Chéng chuán yóulǎn kěyǐ cóng wánquán bùtóng de jiǎodù kàn dào zhè bùfèn chéngqiáng. 5 Yuè zhì 9 yuè qíjiān, hái kěyǐ yánzhe huáng huāchéng de chéngqiáng lùyíng, chéngqiáng dǐbù shì yīzuò yǒngyǒu 500 nián lìshǐ de mírén lì yuán.

About 120 kilometers outside Beijing (three hours' drive), Simatai is a difficult section of the Great Wall and more for professionals. Only partially restored over a stretch of 5.4 kilometers, steep with areas where you have to climb (the main part is over a ridge). Some parts of Simatais are not accessible because they are too dangerous for hikers. Advantage: no high number of visitors. You start your excursion from the parking lot of the Gubei Water Town. There are free shuttle buses that go to the entrance to the Great Wall at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. The last shuttle bus for the return trip to the parking lot leaves at 4:30 p.m. Visitors with a Gubei Water City ticket can get to the wall through the Water City in about 30 minutes.

Simatai is an experience even in the dark, as the wall is beautifully lit and the section between towers 5 and 6 is open. If you have a ticket for the water city, you can stay in the city until 6 p.m. (in winter until 5:30 p.m.) - and then buy the night ticket for the Great Wall at Simatai.

司馬台 司馬台距離北京約 120 公里（三小時車程），是長城的難段，對專業人士來說更困難。僅部分修復了 5.4 公里的延伸段，陡峭的區域需要攀爬（主要部分位於山脊上）。司瑪泰斯的某些部分無法進入，因為對於徒步旅行者來說太危險了。優點：參觀人數不多。從古北水鎮停車場出發，上午 10 點、中午 12 點和下午 2 點有前往長城入口的免費接駁車。最後一班返回停車場的接駁車於下午 4:30 出發。持古北水城門票的遊客可經由水城約30分鐘到達長城。

即使在黑暗中，司馬台也是一種體驗，因為牆壁上的燈光非常漂亮，而且 5 號塔和 6 號塔之間的區域是開放的。如果有水城門票，可以在城內停留到下午6點（冬季到下午5點30分），然後在司馬台購買長城夜票。

Sīmǎ tái

sīmǎ tái jùlí běijīng yuē 120 gōnglǐ (sān xiǎoshí chēchéng), shì chángchéng de nán duàn, duì zhuānyè rénshì lái shuō gèng kùnnán. Jǐn bùfèn xiūfùle 5.4 Gōnglǐ de yánshēn duàn, dǒuqiào de qūyù xūyào pān pá (zhǔyào bùfèn wèiyú shānjǐ shàng). Sīmǎ tài sī de mǒu xiē bùfèn wúfǎ jìnrù, yīnwèi duìyú túbù lǚxíng zhě lái shuō tài wéixiǎnle. Yōudiǎn: Cānguān rén shǔ bù duō. Cóng gǔ běi shuǐ zhèn tíngchēchǎng chūfā, shàngwǔ 10 diǎn, zhōngwǔ 12 diǎn hé xiàwǔ 2 diǎn yǒu qiánwǎng chángchéng rùkǒu de miǎnfèi jiē bó chē. Zuìhòu yī bān fǎnhuí tíngchēchǎng de jiē bó chē yú xiàwǔ 4:30 Chūfā. Chí gǔ běi shuǐchéng ménpiào de yóukè kě jīngyóu shuǐchéng yuē 30 fēnzhōng dàodá chángchéng.

Jíshǐ zài hēi'àn zhōng, sīmǎ tái yěshì yīzhǒng tǐyàn, yīnwèi qiángbì shàng de dēngguāng fēicháng piàoliang, érqiě 5 hào tǎ hé 6 hào tǎ zhī jiān de qūyù shì kāifàng de. Rúguǒ yǒu shuǐchéng ménpiào, kěyǐ zài chéng nèi tíngliú dào xiàwǔ 6 diǎn (dōngjì dào xiàwǔ 5 diǎn 30 fēn), ránhòu zài sī mǎ tái gòumǎi chángchéng yè piào.

The Central Point Of Beijing City is located at the highest point in Beijing, right in Jingshan Park at the top of Jingshan Hill, directly opposite the North Gate of the Forbidden City. From the summit, the visitor has a complete and clear view of the Forbidden City. Jingshan is a landscape garden with a total area of 230,000 square meters and is open between 06:30 - 20:00 (November to March) and 06:00 - 21:00 (April to October).

北京城中心點位於北京的最高點，就在景山山頂的景山公園內，與故宮北門正對面。站在山頂，遊客可以完整、清楚地看到紫禁城。景山是一座風景園林，總面積23萬平方米，開放時間為06:30 - 20:00（11月至3月）和06:00 - 21:00（4月至10月）。

Běijīng chéng zhōngxīn diǎn wèiyú běijīng de zuìgāo diǎn, jiù zài jǐngshān shāndǐng de jǐngshān gōngyuán nèi, yǔ gùgōng běimén zhèng duìmiàn. Zhàn zài shāndǐng, yóukè kěyǐ wánzhěng, qīngchǔ dì kàn dào zǐjìnchéng. Jǐngshān shì yīzuò fēngjǐng yuánlín, zǒng miànjī 23 wàn píngfāng mǐ, kāifàng shíjiān wèi 06:30 - 20:00(11 Yuè zhì 3 yuè) hé 06:00 - 21:00(4 Yuè zhì 10 yuè).

"If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people." 

Chinese Proverb  

"Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding."

Chinese Proverb

"The art of Chinese cooking," says Master James Wei, Taipei gourmet and prince of hospitality, "is to make the meat taste like vegetables and the vegetables test like meat, without either the meat or vegetables losing their original texture."

Richard Hughes, >Foreign Devil - Thirty Years of Reporting in the Far East<. Hughes wrote newspaper stories for The Sunday Times and the Economist from and about Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan.

"If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time."

Chinese (Business) Proverb

"If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys."

Chinese (Business) Proverb

Eigenwerbung

“Food made by hand is an act of defiance and runs contrary to everything in our modernity. Find it; eat it; it will go. It has been around for millennia. Now it is evanescent, like a season.”

Bill Buford

"The wise man and the tortoise travel but never leave their home."

Chinese Proverb

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