Badaling – Oh, the Places We See . . .

What’s so great about the Great Wall (Part II)?

The Wall’s greatness was evident to us the minute we turned in to the parking lot for the many tour buses and visitors at Badaling. It’s the place where history, culture, and magnificence all come together in China at one iconic landmark. As we wrote about China’s Great Wall in our first post (What’s so […]

What’s so great about the Great Wall?

It’s probably on the bucket list of everyone who has ever dreamed of visiting China. After all, it’s listed in the World Cultural Heritage Directory by UNESCO and named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. So, of course, the Great Wall was on our bucket list, too. We wanted to see it, […]