We started the day off by visiting Tiananmen Square, the world’s largest square. “World’s largest” is something we have heard a lot in the short time we are here. The square leads to the gate of the Forbidden City, an ancient but again massive undertaking.
After lunch it was time for the great wall (a.k.a. the great stair case) we visited a section in the mountains. Climbing this was enough work on its own but building this and moving the brick is one thing. All that stone had to come from somewhere and be cut, carried, placed… The wall is a truly amazing feat of engineering and manpower.
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