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What we all call the Great Wall of China is known in China as Cháng Chéng!
We (me and 13 other Atos Origin Colleagues) rented a Van and Tour Guide and traveled 90km outside of Beijing to Mutianyu.
Before we got there we made a short stopover at a Jade factory.
For the first time in the olympics Jades were used as the inner core for the medals. What I really learnt today was to distinguish between a fake and a genuine Jade. I am not sharing this secret with you but you can always render my services when the need arises...
Because we were all tired from those long working hours we decided to go uphill with cablecars instead of climbing up.
Having reached the top, I was simply speechless - What I now saw was way beyond my expectations. The view of the Wall is simply stunning.
The steps are really uneven so walking to the different towers is quite an exercise. But every little step was worth exploring.
Again, I was really wondering how they did it. I guess the ambition and the quest to survive as a people from invasion was incredibly strong.
Riding down was so much fun. We decided to run the "bob-sleigh" down the hill and that was such an awesome feeling.
And then on our way back to the Van we met the German Basketball team with Dirk Nowitzki. We had a few exchanges with them.
The day was really fulfilling....
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