长城：A set of pictures

Posted a set of picture taken at Badaling（八达岭）last June. Number 6 and 7 are oilified using GIMP -- an open source image processing software.


The sky was full of smog that day. And I was told that Beijing is often like that these days.

I should add, most of the walls in these pictures have been renovated. Photo number 5 shows a spot where the wall ruins are almost invisible. Badaling is likely the most visited section of the great wall by tourists because it is the most accessible. I believe there is still a regular tourist train running between the city and Badaling several times a day. There are other sections of the wall -- all north to Beijing -- open to tourists for many years but much less visited. My favorate was Jinshanling (金山岭). I also hope to make a stop at Juyongguan（居庸关）someday, which is on the way to Badaling.