Stood and walk a bit on part of the Great Wall. There were altogether 5 diff accessible points. Baidaling site was too near Beijing and so always crowded. Jing Shan point was more far for day trekkers. So we came to Mutianyu point. Fortunately few people!! It was 70km from Beijing. Quite a view and awe of this MIng built wall. Not the Qin one. And it is not true that this GW can be seen from the moon hor.
Crossing over this rugged mountain to see one of the 13 MIng emperor tombs was quite an eye opener. Yongle emperor was tombed at Changlin. Love the replica of this FC great harmony hall here. Cos we can “step inside” cos we were not able to do that in Beijing site.
Night ended with the piano musical in a modern suburb in Ring 4-5 area. We Didi back to ring 2 hotel that nite. Cab fare is cheap. Rmb37 for quite a distance!
We stayed in this courtyard boutique hotel Manxing near Shichahai when we came back from ski.Just to experience their courtyard !
So there goes the 10 day Beijing ! Food here is better than Xian! 😂
Summary - Beijing is the political, capital, cultural city. Good to go Xian first for their longer history. Cos most buildings in Beijing only in 1300Ad onwards. From MIng to Qing and ROC then PROC! Need a good guide like Kai to explain yes !
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