Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Great Wall

The Great Wall was a highlight of our trip! It is colder in Beijing than in Shanghai, and the coldest day during our visit was the day we visited the Great Wall! Needless to say it was a great day nonetheless, it is impressive to see how they built it on the Mountains! It is very steep at some points and the steps are often really high! On our way we also visited the Ming Tombs, which hold thirteen Ming Emperors, their servants, officials, and even concubines! The Chinese like to point out how the Wall was made by the people, literally and figuratively as many died during its construction and were molded into the actual Wall!

La Muralla China fue una gran experiencia en nuestro viaje a Beijing! Es inmensa! Es impresionante como la construyeron en medio de las montañas! Los escalones están súper altos en algunas partes! Por lo regular Beijing es mas frío que Shanghai, y el día en cual visitamos la muralla fue el mas frío durante el viaje! Antes de ir a Muralla, visitamos las Tumbas Ming donde se encuentran 13 de los Emperadores de la Dinastía Ming junto a sus sirvientes, oficiales, y hasta concubinas! A la gente le gusta decir como la Muralla esta echa por la gente! Literalmente porque muchos murieron al construirla y los demás siguieron construyendo arriba de los cadáveres!



















































3 comments:

  1. This is very cool! I'm so glad that you got to go explore! Keep posting pictures!

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    1. I know!! School was really tough for the 2nd block! I'm finally getting to enjoy more of China! Beijing was a treat! Say hi to everyone for me!

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