The Great Wall at Ba Da Ling, China. July, 1987.
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The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world, but the mountains north of Beijing through which the wall passes are very scenic in their own right. The picture above, scanned from a slide taken in 1987, shows a part of the wall and the mountains.
Back in 1987 foreign visitors to the wall were still relatively rare. Almost all of the people shown are Chinese, most of whom were on group tours. The umbrellas were set up by vendors selling snacks or souvenirs.
Tags: China, Great Wall, Scenic Sunday
Senior Moments 
June 27, 2010 at 7:52 pm |
Those mountains look very rugged,yet beautiful.
BLessings,Ruth
June 27, 2010 at 8:13 pm |
Thanks for sharing that picture! It’s a stunning view! Wonderful memories for you!
June 27, 2010 at 10:23 pm |
The mountains dwarf the wall, God’s work is always so much greater than ours. I love the colorful vendor umbrellas, had no idea about that! I bet the wall is a prime location for money making. I know I would buy something, just to say that I bought it on the Great Wall.
June 28, 2010 at 5:17 am |
That truly is a grand view George. Thank you so much for sharing.
June 28, 2010 at 7:25 am |
Great that you were one of the few from the Western world to view this wonder.
June 28, 2010 at 7:40 am |
I can’t imagine getting to experience that. How neat and a neat pic George.
June 28, 2010 at 8:29 am |
Thanks for sharing with us. It seems to be a special thing to see the Great Wall.
My sis just visited China last month and enjoyed everything. MB
June 28, 2010 at 11:20 am |
My aunt and uncle just returned from a visit there, they have wonderful photos. I have always been so impressed by the Great Wall.
June 28, 2010 at 11:26 am |
One place I want to go.
Great view.
June 28, 2010 at 12:18 pm |
When this is enlarged, the people especially look almost like a watercolor…and I love it.
June 28, 2010 at 2:08 pm |
Great Wall of China? Wow, I wanted to go there too!
June 28, 2010 at 2:33 pm |
Looks interesting George.
June 28, 2010 at 3:05 pm |
That’s quite a view of the wall.
June 28, 2010 at 5:13 pm |
I’m thinking I’d need a snack after a long walk here. 🙂
July 3, 2010 at 1:21 am |
Did you know that The Great Wall of China is not a continuous strip of wall? This is a collection of walls continues along the hills to the south end of the plains of Mongolia. 221-206 was built in BEC mud and rocks, supported by wooden frames to prevent the nomads of Mongolia to enter the Chinese territory.