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China_880S1689_We made the 3 hour drive to visit the Great Wall of China at Jinshaling_


China_880S1695_View of the mountainous terrain from on top of the wall_


China_880S1699_The Great Wall was built between the 14th and 17th centuries during the Ming Dynasty_


China_880S1705_Jaimie enjoys the view from the wall_


China_880S1708_Us in front of the Great Wall_


China_880S1717_We walked 6 miles on top of the wall on the Jinshaling and Simatai sections_


China_880S1718_These parts are less frequented by tourists and especially not visited by the large tour buses!_


China_880S1720_Looking through the window inside a crumbling watch tower_


China_880S1744_It is amazing how they built the wall up and down mountains in such a rugged terrain_


China_880S1766_This meant we had many steep ups to climb along with the downs (tom considers the challenge up above)_


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China_880S1778_Jaimie and Jackie climb up some steep stairs. Our new friend Veronica is in the background._


China_880S1785_The wall stretches for 4,000 miles and new parts are still being uncovered_


China_880S1789_You had to really watch your footing on these steep crumbling stairs_


China_880S1805_Some parts near the start and end points have been reconstructed_


China_880S1821_This is one of the sections in bad shape, with little wall left on both sides and the stones very crumbled under foot_


China_880S1850_The twisting curves of the Great Wall_


China_880S1855_We had 5 hours to walk to Simatai, and at a leisurely pace with many stops for photos, that was just enough time_


China_880S1861_The 4 of us on the Great Wall_


China_880S1863_Watch towers in the distance_


China_880S1894_Jaimie landing at the bottom of the zipline_


China_880S1900_Veronica ziplines down with us_


China_880S1909_Jackie on her 1st zipline experience!_


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China_880S1972_The great Terra Cotta warriors of Xi'an_


China_880S1973_The warriors were discovered only as recently as 1974, leaving them buried for 2000 years!_


China_880S1974_Most of the warriors were broken into many pieces and archaeologists have been working on piecing them back together_


China_880S1978_Pit 1 is the largest and 6,000 warriors are estimated to be here_


China_880S1982_A long row of terra cotta warriors. Each warrior is designed to hold a weapon, but most are missing._


China_880S1990_Tom and Jax with the warriors_


China_880S1992_Us with the warriors_


China_880S1997_The warriors lined up at the front of the Pit 1_


China_880S2000_There are also horses with carriages found with the warriors_


China_880S2003_The warriors were all painted when they were created, but most are only gray colored now_


China_880S2004_A close up of the warriors, which are all a little bit different_


China_880S2014_Line up of horses_


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China_880S2040_Bronze horses with carriages found closer to the_


       

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