Day 4

AARRGGHHH still no sleep, it's 6:00am and I am off to the bus station to catch a long distance bus to Huairou and on to Huanghua by minibus. The minibus ride was crazy nearly drove head on into oncoming traffic a few times....oh well.

The section of the wall that i visited was off limits to the public, but the locals didn't seem to phased by my presence, they were more keen on having there pictures taken,I ended up racing some of the workers up to the first gaurd tower. Walking on this part of the wall where there is no sign of modern concrete or any restoration work, feels more genuine...despite the walls condition, it still has real character and you can't help but appreciate the amount of work that went into it! To hours along the path, and the forest had actually grown onto the wall.

I had to take shelter at one of the gaurd towers for 30min as it began to pour. But the misty atmosphere made the rolling hills seem....mysterious.

The legend behind this section of wall is that Lord Cai put such a high standard of quality on this part of the wall that when the ministry of war found out, he was decapitated for his efforts, but his body continued to stand for three days.