I've been to the Great Wall about a half dozen times, but this was my first visit to Muitianyu. This section is about 2 miles long, and is famous for its 24 Ming-era guard towers. For about $30, the tour also includes a visit to the Ming Tombs, a jade store, a teahouse, and lunch at a Chinese restaurant.
Chinese tours often include stops at jade stores, silk shops, etc., in the hope that the tourists will part with some cash.
Entry area to Mutianyu, very picturesque on a cold winter morning.
Lifts up to the wall, or you can walk.
Top 3 photos, up on the wall.
You can walk, take the lift, or tobaggan back down.
Workers shoveling the restaurant's parking lot. No snow plow here.
The after-lunch tea stop. We got to try oolong, jasmine, black tea with lychee, and pu'er (my favorite tea).
On the way back to Beijing, we stopped at the Ming Tombs. 13 of the 16 Ming Dynasty emperors have tombs here.
Love these photos and hearing about this. Did you tobaggan back down?!!!!
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