"Seeing is believing." This is an old proverb. For a general person, it's like a normal sentence. But for a Taiwanese, the sentence is more important than others. Why? We have read many Chinese historical stories and articles, but we can't see them.
When I was a junior high school student, I read Qin Shi Huang's stories. He is the first emperor of a united China. As the ruler of Qin dynasty, he issued many controversial policies, most notably the great wall of China. It is a series of sandstone and earthen fortifications, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century The main function is to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire. The building is kind of miracle in architecture history. Thus, visiting the great wall is my first wish during my Beijing trip.
Considering my Great Wall trip, I'm very appreciated of my teammates who are studying in Beijing Jiao-Tung Univ. now. Without their help, I don't know how to get to such a "lost" wall. Because the part of great wall is so-called forbidden part. There are no tourists, local people, even officers walking on them. The wall is too old to repair it so much. You can see lots of debris everywhere. However, it is the real Great Wall.
When I stood on the beacon tower, I saw the whole view of mountains. What happened to me is beyond description. To sum up, I only can say "What a glorious view!" I never saw such a beautiful scenery before. The great wall wanders through the forests like a river. It seems no beginning and end. I cannot forget the moment forever.
I took a lot of photos during our trip. Those photos are uploaded in http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=riverkid&book=134&page=1 Enjoy them!
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