I just can't get my head around the size of this thing. The popular factoid says it is 6,000 miles long. I take that with a grain of salt, but if it was SIX miles long, it would still be amazing. We walk maybe a half mile along the wall - up and down steep pitches, meeting ladies in heels, a wedding photo shoot, a donkey, and a vendor selling water who looks like the last survivor of The Long March. Another hot day and many visitors take shelter in the cool of the watchtowers. The area is rugged and hilly and I just can't imagine any invading army even getting to the wall, let alone getting past it.
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