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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2026/07/19
A sunny day on the Great Wall at Chenjiapu—see a small set of photos plus a little bit of video reporting.
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Bashang Grasslands, 2026/07
50+ photos from a long weekend wandering the hills, valleys, and ridges at the Bashang Grasslands.
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Datong Great Wall scouting, 2026/07/12
We went back for more scouting to find the perfect Datong Great Wall hike route, including a visit to the site of an old Catholic church and villages in the area—60 photos and a video version, excellent weather!
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Gubeikou Great Wall, 2026/07/05
See eight photos and a short video intro from a lovely day on the Great Wall at Gubeikou, with green hills and blooming flowers to go with the views of the Wall.
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Nine-Eyes Tower and the Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall, 2026/07/01
Seven shots from a summer walk on the Great Wall on the west side of Jiankou.
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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2026/06/27
See 22 photos from a hot hike on the Great Wall at Chenjiapu.
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Through the Hills to Baipu Temple, 2026/06/27
Twenty-five photos from around the temples, plus a short video that includes the Valley of the Pigs.
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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2026/06/21
Twenty-one photos from a fine day up on the Great Wall at Chenjiapu—long views, green hills, Great Wall.
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Hemp Village to Gubeikou Great Wall sundown hike, 2025/06/20
Seventeen shots from a walk from Hemp Village to Gubeikou’s North Gate, with some lovely sundown light near the end of the day.
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Jiankou Zhengbei Tower Great Wall Loop, 2025/06/13
Eighteen photos from a hike on some of the steep sections of wall at Jiankou.
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Yunmengshan ‘520’ hike, 2026/06/13
It’s called the 520 hike because it’s a 520m climb to the top. See some photos and short videos, including a snake swallowing a squirrel.
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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2026/06/10
Photos from a hike at the Chenjiapu Great Wall—green hills, long views, Great Wall, and a couple of short videos of scenery and snake.
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Gubeikou Great Wall, 2026/06/07
Visits from a friendly frog, and a snake (not sure if friendly), plus big blue skies over the Great Wall. See a few photos and a video highlight reel.
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Eastern Qing Tombs visit, 2026/06/06
Nineteen photos from a rainy day out at the Eastern Qing Tombs.
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Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2026/06/03
See 21 photos from a hike around the lake and Great Wall at the Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall.
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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2025/05/31
Lovely long views of Great Wall and green hills on this hike—see twelve photos.
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Company events and Citizen’s Fair, 2025/05
Photos from two company events held at Jinhai Lake, plus photos and a video from the Citizen’s Fair at the US Embassy.
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Why we’re not doing the Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hike anymore
Why we stopped doing the Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hike, and what we’re doing instead, with trail history and before and after photos.
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Switchback Great Wall, 2026/05/23
We were accompanied by a pig for the first part of this hike—take a look at two photos of Hiking Pig and another 30+ from the Great Wall.
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Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall, 2026/05/20
See seventeen shots from a hike from the Gubeikou Great Wall over to Jinshanling.
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