At this point on our tour of the Great Wall of China, we had walked far enough away from the entrance point where you're dropped off by aerial tram that the crowds had thinned out substantially.
Yes, this is a view where the crowds had thinned out substantially.
It was a smoggy day at the Great Wall when I was there. I'm guessing it was actual smog, with a strong component of fog in addition to the air pollution. Those shots of the Great Wall where you see it go on for miles and miles and miles of emptiness on a clear sunny day? I have no clue where or when they would shoot those pictures. Certainly not at any point on the Great Wall that is near Beijing. Still, it was an awesome, impressive sight even with the smog and crowds. Very tough to walk since there is absolutely no standardization in the height or depth of the stone "stairs" you ascend and descend walking the wall.
Visited July 2018.
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