① Picking up travelers from hotels on departure time, and then driving to Simatai Great Wall. It takes about 2 hour to get there.
② To the east of the Jinshanling stretch of the Great Wall there lays the quiet and remote Simatai section. The ruinous state of this part of the Wall gives it an air of authenticity that has earned it the reputation of being the most beautiful section of the Great Wall. Unlike the sections to be seen at Badaling or Mutianyu that have undergone extensive restoration, the wall at Simatai has received very little attention. Here, the wall really looks as one would expect it to look some 500 years after it was built during the Ming Dynasty.
③ Jinshanling Great Wall lies within Loaning county, Hebei province, 130 km from Beijing. It used to be under the jurisdiction of Gubeilu, an important doorway in the northeast defense line of the Ming Dynasty.
④ Have traditional Chinese lunch at a local restaurant.
⑤ Driving the travelers back to their hotels. |
