The Great Wall Of China

慕田峪长城 (a part of the great wall) is where i ascend the great wall . As you know, it is never easy to reach the top of the great wall. You will need a certain level of stamina to reach the top. Even so, there is still a cable car. The climb up the wall is like running a few rounds around Nan Hua High School. The stairs are quite steep and the numbers of steps is also quite large. Along the way, i also view the scenery. At the top, there is a cable car station. I can also see the wall at the top. In the horizon, there are the outlines of the wall on the mountain range. The mountain is also covered with vegetation, although most of it are bare in the winter. In fact, over 90% of the mountain is covered in vegetation. I wondered how the people of the past managed to build the wall on such altitude and environment. The wall was built mainly with granite, and is 7-8 meters high and its top is 4-5 meters wide. It is definitely one of the marvels of the world. When i reached the wall, i was thrilled that i have finally reach my destination. Being able to stand on the great wall for the first time, i think it is a great accomplishment for me. As i feel the cold breeze blowing towards me, i look down upon the wall, i saw watchtowers( which was considered unique as they are considered densely concentrated here),vegetation and towns. I walked towards the cable car station (although i should be heading towards another destination), i saw a eye-catching town. I think that the town is known as Mutianyu village which has been hailed by the Chinese government as a model village because of its rebirth largely thanks to tourism and glassware industries. I was disappointed that i could not reach the place that i had intended to go. But what is more disappointing is that i saw vandalism along the way. The bricks that is used to built the wall has writings on them. Visitors used chalk-like materials to write those words. The wall is one of the valuable gifts left behind by our forefathers. We should learn to appreciate its existence.
----written by yangle