Day 4: Beijing

The drive out of Beijing.

The next morning we got up early to take a bus to the MuTyan section of the Great Wall, one of the 7 wonders of the world.  Some now say there are 8 with the discovery of the Terra Cotta warriors but I'll get to that later.  They believe that the Great Wall is approximately 4,000 miles long.  It was built to keep out enemies to the north, perhaps most famously the Mongols.

The ride up to the wall.

The Great Wall is not an easy walk.  Even though the section we were on was more recently redone, it was not even and each step was a different height.  However there were some girls who managed to do it in heels!

 On the way back from the Great Wall I wanted to buy two t-shirts.  Almost everywhere you go in China you haggle for items.  I was terrible at this and it stressed me out, so more often than not I overpaid for what I bought.








 On the trip back to Beijing we stopped in a coussinet factory.

In the afternoon we went to the modern 798 Art District.  Here you could find all kinds of strange and cutting edge art and many things were very critical of the government.  This surprised us since typically in the U.S. you hear that the Chinese government has harsh policies against this.  The best part of this district is that most of the shops had set prices and we didn't have to haggle!

A Chinese woman modeling a western style wedding dress.