The same section of the wall that the Clintons walked on their visit. And, now getting ready to climb the Great Wall. A girl who’d grown up in the hollers of Appalachia. Our destination was to the less well-known Mutianyu section of the wall. Families who can afford it are ready to pay a premium to live somewhere with cleaner air. Why? Because of less smog, pollution and cleaner air. ![]() In fact, as we drove from Beijing, Nancy pointed out new governmental high-rise apartments (as in 40+ floors) construction that was more expensive than in the city. Believe it or not, clean air is a premium in China. Nancy, our spunky and knowledgeable Chinese guide, shared with us that we were not only going to climb the Great Wall, but we would experience a ‘natural oxygen bar’ as in fresh clean air. And, they were! Yes, this was a life bucket list that would soon be checked off!Īn unexpected bucket list thingee? Hey, being in the Business Wire Wall Street Journal! However, as we drove further from Beijing, it was as if the gods were shifting the skies. The day started out smoggy with light drizzle and no sight of the sun or blue skies. I had no idea what I would see, well, other than what I’d seen in photos. You wonder how in Sam Hill was it accomplished! Life Bucket List and back! Considering all this construction was done before advanced technology is like wondering how the pyramids of Egypt were built. The 5500 miles of the wall means that you could basically drive from the East to the West coast in the U.S. Whhhhhoooaaa! What’s that? Well, it’s simply extravagant in a peasant way!īuilt to keep out invaders, work started in the 5th century B.C., and it took many more centuries to complete the wall keeping out warring kingdoms and attacks by others. And, here I was halfway around the globe getting ready to climb the wall built in the mountains bordering Inner Mongolia and the North China Plain and beyond.Īnother bucket list check: A Kelong Dinner in Singapore. I mean here I am a girl raised in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginiawhere I climbed the hills almost daily as a kid. ![]() Yes, I was like a kid! My mind was racing. It’s definitely one more check off my bucket list!ĭriving from Beijing to the Great Wall was full of anticipation for me. Maybe for him it was one more check off his bucket list. ![]() When President Bill Clinton, Hillary and Chelsea first saw the Great Wall of China, all he could say was ‘Amazing, amazing’. If not now, when? And, sometimes those ‘next times’ run out! If it’s to be, it’s up to me! The Great China Wall Check off your bucket list! Don’t put things off.
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