Snow-capped mountains behind fort at the Western end of the Great Wall
Our hotel serves mainly a Chinese breakfast with very little western food. I enjoyed watching a chef make noodles, so I made a short movie of his technique
After breakfast we drove to the fort at the western end of the Great Wall. We walked along the top of the fort. There was enough space for a lot of soldiers to be stationed to watch out for the Mongolians. We walked through several small buildings that had figures of people doing things they would have been doing when the fort was in operation.
While we were on top of a wall, we got to watch a show where warriors were performing martial arts and fighting with ancient weapons and swords. Acrobats, plate and pot spinners, and even a wedding were part of the show. It was fitting to have them perform in this old fort.
After this, we went back to the hotel for a relaxing lunch. Six delicious Chinese dishes were served, including a flan with green onions and very little sugar in it.
Then we drove to the western end of the Great Wall. This section wasn’t as long as the section that we went to in Beijing. It is a lot steeper. We walked part way up, and Cha-Cha-Cha had a photo session. Anita decided to climb to the two towers on the top, so we cheered her on! We took photos of her when she was on top, and we congratulated her when came down.
Carol and Cha-Cha-Cha standing on the western end of the Great Wall of China
Great Wall
After that, we went to the airport for our two-hour flight to Xi’an. When we landed in Xian, we were met by our guide, Victor, and driven to our hotel, Holiday Inn Xi’an Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
4 miles walked