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The Great Wall of China
So, you’ve all heard of the Great Wall of China , and, more recently, the Great Firewall of China.
It has never been on my ‘bucket list’. I would rather go trekking in South America – or watch the RWC in New Zealand (next year).
But I guess I had a touch of ‘cabin fever’ from sitting in the hostel all day. There I was GOOGLING to my heart’s content, when I came across www.travelchinaguide.com. Upon browsing through their ‘Beijing attractions’ section, it mentioned that you could catch a bus from central Beijing to the (touristy) re-built section of the wall at Badaling, about 70kms from central Beijing.
“Hmmm. Might give it a go”, I thought. Two good video ops (opportunities).
Armed with a subway map, a city map, and lots of small change for the tube, I walked the almost 1km to the nearest tube station at Tianamen Square and proceeded on the ‘loop’ line to Jishuitan station. Then the wheels came off. Not knowing which exit to take, I ended up on the wrong corner and headed 90 degrees off course. Not the for first time on this challenge. A spring roll and a schwarma later, I thought, perhaps, that I might be lost.
But never fear – the map is here!
I whipped it out (the map), and tried to get my bearings. I thought I had managed to, so, retracing my steps, I turned left at the tube station. Thirty minutes later, I thought, perhaps, I was lost (still). Out came the map. A taxi driver was watching in amusement. He must have felt sorry for me,
as he came over and looked at my map. With a big, toothy grin, he pointed me in the opposite direction. Twenty minutes later, I was back at the tube station (I was walking faster to make up for lost time). Then I saw it. The big stone building which marks Deshengmen Gate.
At that point I almost called it off, but I had come so far…(more like wasted so much time).But I persisted. One thing I noticed about China: every intersection has one or two traffic marshals with little flags and the obligatory whistle (flashbacks of Thailand). It certainly seems to make traffic more orderly, and, I suppose, increases employment figures.
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