Country driving by peter hessler5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() The Great wall runs from Shanhaiguan to Yumenguan: it’s continuous for thousands of li, and it s a straight line. “At one point the Chinese had even considered converting the Great Wall into a highway”įrom his base in the village of Sancha, the author drives along the road and finds out a wealth of information about geography, people and history. The guide seems nonplussed whilst the author is horrified. Indeed there is a scene in the book where a local man guides the author to a place to park, only for the author to find out that he’s actually parked on the wall itself. it’s little more than a mud wall where people live in and even drive on. Has anyone ever tried to drive the length of it before? It’s an ancient wall but sometimes in china. It is about the heritage and culture a well as the history of the country – after all it was completed during the Ming Dynasty. For many people, the Great Wall is what symbolizes China. ![]()
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