I stayed in the Mutianyu Village the day before, got up early in the morning, straight hike to the North 10th Floor, and then began Great Wall of China tours. Why climbing Great Wall early? First, good scenery - the sun just come out, the scenery is magnificent and beautiful! Second, the sun is not so hot at that moment. Third, there are few people, feel pretty good! Walking along the Great Wall, and enjoy the beauty of the Great Wall is a great ideal.
The Great of Mutianyu was built and restored in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Restoration took place under the supervision of Xu Da, one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, who was responsible for building a wall from Shanhaiguan in the east to as far as Mutianyu. The Ming pass at Mutianyu was officially proclaimed in 1404, where would serve as an important symble of the protection from marauding nomads to the north. In 1569, the Mutianyu Great Wall was rebuilt and until today, most parts of it are well preserved.
There are 22 watchtowers built at almost 100 meter intervals. This number of tower is much more than would be expected along the Wall, and also highlighted by the partucular form and unique structure to this section.
Mutianyu Great Wall is a bit more rugged and slightly less crowed than the more famous Badaling. There are aboudant natural springs which feed a great variety of plants and trees. Over 96% of Mutianyu is covered by trees and orchards, keeping the aire fragrant with chestnut blossoms in the spring and fresh all year round.
I had already went far along Great Wall by 11:00am, and then began to walk back, at about 12:00am went to the 14th floor, take the cable car down. There were already many people along the way when I went back, the weather became very hot. So once again recommended to go early, to enjoy the beauty of Mutianyu Great Wall of China!
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