Ok, maybe this isnt quite true. But it does make a very important point: some parts of the Great Wall have been reduced to marketplaces. Sections of the Wall close to Beijing are now full of tourists, with salespeople standing around the gate. As a result, you lose all sense of history. How can you admire the wonderful views when someone is whispering in your ear:Sir, I give you good price.
With this in mind, last weekend I went to the Wild Wall, where the salespeople do not come. It seems many Chinese people like to visit parts of the Wall that have been rebuilt for tourists. But a lot of foreigners want to see it in its natural state. Walking from Jiankou to Mutianyu, I wasnt disappointed.
Here the Wall is overgrown with plant life. Trees stick out from in between the stones and every time you take a step, you think the rocks beneath your foot will give way. In some steeper (险峻的) places, the steps have completely disappeared and you have to climb the rock face, pulling your body up with your arms if you cant find a place to put your feet.
It is amazing to see the Wall climb hills before diving into valleys. There are beautiful watchtowers standing on cliff (悬崖) tops where they are beaten by the wind. But perhaps the most striking thing of all is how natural it all looks. This Wall hasnt been rebuilt to look like new; it has aged with the land around it over hundreds of years.
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