Simatai: the masterpiece of Great Wall
Simatai Great Wall is -I believe- the most magnificent Chinese heritage that I’ve ever visited. Located just about 3 hours driving from Beijing to the northeast direction, Simatai trully is a must place to be visited. You have to concern your fitness if you want to go there because you’ll find a lot of high hills. And don’t forget to check the weather, make sure that you’ll find a perfect blue sky.
photo by edwin
It’ll take about two to three hours to climb, it depend on how fast you walk and how long you’ll take pictures (’puke mode’: on). On the other hand you can take the cable car and then walk from the cable car station to the tower #8 (still have to climb). I prefer to walk, taking pictures and enjoy the beautiful scene of northeast China. I can’t even describe how beautiful it is through the words, nor the pictures , nor the video cam. It’s an incredible & spectacular scene.
Different with Badaling, this Simatai is less (I mean really less) crowd, perhaps because of the -quite far- distance from Beijing and the steep tracks of it. In Badaling you’ll find a lot of people, so crowd that you can’t even take perfect pictures (’grin mode’: on). Simatai is a perfect place to take pictures with a beautiful scenery and with Great Wall background.
Again, if you want to go to Beijing make sure that you put this Simatai Great Wall on your itinerary.
