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Gubeikou Great Wall hike, 2023/11/22
12 photos from a weekday walk at the Gubeikou Great Wall.
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Nine-Eyes Tower Great Wall, 2023/11/19
A set of 23 photos from a hike up to Nine-Eyes Tower at the Jiankou Great Wall, and then down along the rest of the wall on Jiankou’s west side.
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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2023/11/18
See 14 photos from an exploration of the Great Wall at Chenjiapu.
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Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Parks, Sichuan, 2023/11
Check out 14 photos taken in Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Parks during a recent private trip.
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Rolling Hills hike, 2023/11/11
We had lovely, crisp weather for this ramble around the rolling hills south of the Miyun Reservoir—see 18 photos.
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Great Wall Spur, 2023/11/08
See 10 photos from a winter walk along the Great Wall Spur.
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Immortal Valley Loop, 2023/11/06
We had a rainy day that had a definite winter feel for this walk at Immortal Valley—see seventeen photos of cliffs, rocks, fallen leaves, and the far-off Miyun Reservoir.
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Danba and Garze scouting, 2023/11
A selection of shots from our scouting trip to Danba in 2023—locations in Changping Valley and Garze.
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Juehua Island and Xingcheng Ancient Town scouting (2023)
Photos from the scouting trip—Xingcheng Ancient Town and Juehua Island in Liaoning Province.
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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28
See a set of 16 shots from a mid-autumn hike up to the ‘switchback’, a special spot where the wall makes a hairpin turn on a bluff.
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Over the Hills to Yanshou Temple, 2023/10/22
See eleven photos from a countryside stroll that ended with a look about the re-opened Yanshou Temple, in the hills of Huairou District.
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White River hike, 2023/10/22
Our first White River hike for the fall season was for a private group—a fine day for a walk.
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Nine-Eyes Tower Great Wall, 2023/10/15
See nine photos from a hike up to Nine-Eyes Tower and along the Great Wall on the west side of Jiankou.
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Gubeikou Great Wall, 2023/10/08
We saw the start of the autumn colours on this hike—check out 15 photos of the Gubeikou Great Wall and its surrounding scenery.
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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/09/30
We saw the start of the autumn colours high up in the hills on this walk along ‘wild’ Great Wall—see nineteen photos from the hike.
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Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2022/09/23
We took a stroll on the repaired Great Wall in the Lakeside Great Wall Scenic Area before heading out the back to hike along unrepaired ‘wild’ Great Wall at Longquanyu—see 13 photos.
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Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall, 2023/09/09
On-and-off drizzle made this hike a misty experience, with views of the towers of the Jinshanling Great Wall appearing (and disappearing) as we hiked through—see 13 photos.
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Big Camp Plate Great Wall, 2023/08/19
On this visit to Big Camp Plate the hike was paired with magnificently clear skies, which meant the views and scenery looked extra amazing—see 28 photos.
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Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2023/08/16
See 14 photos from a hike along the rough and wild Great Wall above Chenjiapu Village—clear skies, big clouds, green hills, and awesome Great Wall.
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Countryside Cycling, 2023/08/12
See 15 photos from a relaxed ride around the Yanqing countryside—leafy lanes, village roads, a temple, and a detour around a washout.
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