Our language school’s glorious annual camping trip on the Great Wall, about 45 minutes outside Jìxiàn (蓟县).

We arrived, ate lunch on the Wall, hiked down off the wall to a nearby village (photos), returned, pitched the tents (Jessica and I slept under the stars- er, clouds), and had dinner together. The next morning we ate, left all our stuff on the bus, and hiked along the Wall for about two hours to Huángyáguān (黄崖关), a big restored walled town that’s now a major tourist attraction.

For one of our teachers it was his first time to ever visit the Great Wall. It’s always fun to get to spend this much non-classroom time with the teachers. (34 photos.)

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We went last year, too:

• Village photos – 07 June 2 (photos)
• Camping on the Great Wall – 07 June 2-3 (photos)