I’ve been to a lot of historical places in America, went to Anne Franks house while I was in Amsterdam, visited Nurnberg while in Germany, and I went to Paris, but you can’t compare them to how massive the Great Wall really is! The wall stretches on for miles and miles! When the rest of the group was flying into China they could see the Wall from the plane! How amazing is that? You can even see it from SPACE!! But the most amazing thing is getting to walk, okay so more like climb stairs that are about a foot tall, on this breathtaking wall!

So many people walking the wall!

A little background about The Wall; it is the most recognizable symbol of China due to it’s long and vivid history. The Wall was constructed by  Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the third century B.C as hopeful deterrent from barbarians getting into the Chinese Empire. The most well know section of the Great Wall was built in the 14th through the 17th centuries. Even though the Great Wall never effectively prevented invaders from entering China, it became a psychological barrier for those outside of Chinese civilization, and today, it remains as the most powerful symbol of the country’s strength.

Group photo before we start the climb!

When we reached the third and final tier of The Wall; through a small little peep hole, we could see sections of The Old Wall. That itself was just unreal! That was a section that could have been thousands or millions of years old! It was then time to walk back down to the beginning of The Wall. Courtney and I saw a group of men lining up to have their pictures taken in front of a stone statue with writing etched into it. We then asked Pluto what it meant and instantly got in line! Pluto told us that it translated to, “It takes a great man to climb a great wall”. We figured that we had just climbed this amazing monument, why couldn’t we have our picture taken with this statue?!

It Takes A Great Man To Climb A Great Wall!

Showing how steep the wall is!