I had the same overwhelming experience on the Great Wall. At first I was sceptical. What was so great about just some bricks stacked upon each other. But when I stepped on the wall, I felt the thousand years of history right beneath my feet. That realization humbled me and send goosebumps down my spine in amazement of the human engineering and determination in general. And you guys slept on one, amazing!
Camping on the Great Wall is actually against the regulations because there are many wild animals, such as snakes. It is also relatively open, so it is easy to be struck by lightning if it rains. No matter what, stay safe.
Totally agree. I really don’t like people who do no respect and don’t protect other people’s cultural relics and UNESCO World Heritages such as the Great Wall of China.
Totally agree. I really don’t like people who do no respect and don’t protect other people’s cultural relics and UNESCO World Heritages such as the Great Wall
@@alexk5772 so why camp on a UNESCO World Heritage site like Great Wall? Don’t you know that any cultural heritage and relics are protected and preserved and fragile? Aren’t you taught to protect cultural heritage in schools?
There are more than 500 kilometers of the Great Wall in Beijing. You are visiting the unrepaired "Wild Great Wall" because the unreinforced and protected Great Wall is extremely vulnerable to damage. for reasons of protecting cultural relics, the government stipulates that climbing is not allowed here (although local mountaineers and campers often visit here for "pilgrimage"). If every tourist kicked only one brick from her, these great ancient buildings would not exist in a few decades.
He should take down this video, as this video will encourage other people to do this... It's dangerous for tourists and bad for these world heritage sites... Imagine Chinese tourists camping in some world heritage site in Europe... This must be discouraged no matter the nationality.
The unrestored sections of the Great Wall, known as the “wild Great Wall,” are often in a state of disrepair, posing risks such as collapses and falling rocks. Climbing these sections can be quite dangerous. Nevertheless, the Chinese government does not prohibit visitors from climbing all sections of the wild Great Wall. In fact, as locals, we often visit these areas. The section in question is the Gubeikou Great Wall, and to the east, you can see the Panlong Great Wall. It’s truly beautiful here, but not as famous as the Badaling Great Wall, so there are fewer tourists. I don’t think the video needs to be taken down.
I love your interaction with your guide. I tell everyone who feels intimidated by language barriers all the time: language barriers are not barriers, because if you genuinely enjoy exploring and interacting with others, you find ways to communicate.
The train is not technically a high speed train as it’s a tourist train for sightseeing and goes to only 160km/h, while real high speed train goes up go 350km/h. Gubeikou is always less crowded than other more famous places like Badaling or Mutianyu, especially on these hot days. Camping is not illegal except for Badaling, but you need to take down your tent before other visitors showing up, guess that’s why the tour guide was in a rush
the part where they slept is not a tourist spot per se, there are many entrance pathways, yeah down at the town they want money for tickets but i dont think its quite official
No matter which entrance you go to the Great Wall, you are entering a 3,000-year-old monument. As long as it is a monument, it requires an entrance fee. The residents under the Great Wall protect these monuments, and they can charge you a reasonable entrance fee. Tourists should not adopt a free-to-visit attitude, please.
Hi guys, please please don't camping on the Great Wall. My colleague was bitten by a venomous snake when we were staying on the wall (Jin Shan Ling ) in a night for a team work training session in the summer of 1993, his arm was swollen within a few minutes, he was in serious pain and quickly became very sick. Fortunately someone in the group knew how to treat snakebites, eventually he was ok, otherwise who knows…
They shouldn’t camp in there not for the snakes .The laws and rules don’t allow the people to go that part of the Great Wall ,and stay in there whole night .
Camping is not illegal but against the regulations, the security guard(not police) which shown in the video asked you wrap up everything and stop camping but didn't fine you guys. There used to be a lot foreign and local tourists camped there but some incidents happended such as wild animal attacks, tourist poop and pee everywhere, smoking triggered fire of forests, throw garbage or condoms everywhere, damaged the wall itself in order to set up some equipments.
Sorry for your experiences. Copied and translated this from your comment area. Hope this helps answer your question! In short, camping is not recommended by the official : Camping on the Great Wall is not illegal, but it is against the rules. If you are caught, the management will be punished, so they can only ask you to leave early.
You guys are so brave, which you visit is unmaintained part of Great Wall. Normally people will visit refurbished portion of the wall like Badaling site, which it's intention is for tourism. In fact, compare the whole length of Great Wall, refurbished site is only a small of portion of it. And the unmaintained part is not appropriate for tourism since it's eroded and dangerous.
Lightning strikes have happened anywhere in the world, so this is meaningless. However, the Wild Great Wall is indeed dangerous. They have not been repaired and may collapse. The surrounding area has not been cleaned up, and there may be aggressive wild animals, so it is not recommended to go there.
OMG, this is so cool! I have visited different parts of the Great Wall in different provinces for 4-5 times, but never visited the unmaintained parts. No other tourists, and you get all the view and experience!
So enjoying this China series so far. I visited the Mutianyu section in 2013, as I didn’t want to get caught in the Badaling crowds, and I wasn’t on my own by any stretch, but was able to get selfies with no one around in a whole section between guard towers quite easily, so was pretty happy with that. I climbed all the way to the top part of the west section and got to where the restoration had stopped and all of a sudden there was just crumbled wall and over grown plants. I wanted nothing more than to carry on and explore that un restored section - I saw a few brave hikers heading off that way with their walking poles, but unfortunately I was on a tight time schedule. So it’s great to see you guys have some of that experience. Looking forward to the remaining videos!
Hiking to abandoned great walls was one of my best days during covid time, because we cannot get out of the city, so with friends together to climb so many sections of abandoned walls during the time. Hiking plus overnight camping on the walls was what we Beijingers like to do! I’m glad that you guys enjoyed! ❤
I bet lots of people have going to the Great Wall on their bucket list, but camping on it is even cooler! You guys are quite the dynamic duo to brave snakes, possible lightning strikes and treacherous terrain (the crumbling Wall itself) to spend a memorable night on one of the world's Wonders. You are troopers--almost literally: At 14:00 you wonder whether the towers are actually made for camping, but I think that's exactly wat the soldiers manning the wall 24/7 actually did. They didn't exactly get the royal treatment with beds and silk pillows; they probably just pitched tents or just wrapped themselves in a blanket on the stone floor. Basically, you held the fort down, guarding China! Walking (or sleeping) in the footsteps of countless troopers. Keeping an ages-old legacy alive--what a memorable night (well a short one ending at 4:30 in the morning!) ;)
NEVER camp on the Great Wall. It is restricted and unsafe, especially in an unmaintained area. The Great Wall leads to one of the wildlife zoos in Beijing. One tiger escaped from the zoo in 2022 and has been roaming the area. It is believed to have harmed 4 tourists already.
That was group of Japanese tourers camped on the Great wall of China in the winter but was hit by a snowstorm and 8 people were frozen to death, now it is a strictly rule and not allow to camp on it.
@@alexk5772 so why camp on a UNESCO World Heritage site like Great Wall? Don’t you know that any cultural heritage and relics are protected and preserved and fragile? Aren’t you taught to protect cultural heritage in schools?
@@haniahannslew4108 It is allowed in non-scenic areas, and there are companies that specialize in this kind of experience. The Great Wall is 21,000 kilometers long, and many areas already have only ruins. It is unrealistic not to allow tourists anywhere near these places. The Chinese government is rebuilding the Great Wall. Of course, areas that have been completed or are being redeveloped are not allowed.
@@haniahannslew4108not that fragile. It survived thounds years of wind,rain and storm, it can survive a camp. The only question is if camper can survive. the rate of ligjting strike is is quite high.
Thanks for posting this extraordinary experience. Some of us oldies aren’t able to do these adventures any more and so enjoy doing them vicariously through you and other brave and intrepid travelers. 👍👍👍👏👏👏
@@一个说话大声的中国人 Chill. They didn't not set fire or put nails on the ground. While camping on the wild wall should not be encouraged for the protection of this cultural relic, it is a little much of you to vent your frustration against random commenters.
@@luisanthonychau Welcoming tourism does not mean welcoming violations of the rules. It is the rule of the Chinese people to protect the Great Wall. If foreigners cannot protect the Great Wall, then they are not welcome to visit the Great Wall.
Welcoming tourism does not mean welcoming violations of the rules. It is the rule of the Chinese people to protect the Great Wall. If foreigners cannot protect the Great Wall, then they are not welcome to visit the Great Wall. 歡迎旅遊並不意味著歡迎違規行為。保護長城是中國人民的規則。如果外國人不能保護長城，就不歡迎你們來參觀長城。
Did the same hike at 金山岭twice in my life. The 2nd one stayed overnight and caught a really beautiful sunrise. Great memories. 金山岭is the best place to avoid crowds.
I'm so glad you had a great safe tour, but to those who may be interested in doing the same crazy(not in a bad way, but yeah crazy) thing, I have to say that the rarely visited part of the great wall is rarely visited for a reason, it can get dangerous at night, almost like in a desert. Many parts do not even have signals, nor any other human beings, meaning no supplies and no way to get a rescue. It can get freezing cold at night and there are animals you don't want to meet. If you are devoted to doing this, bring redundant supplies, wear redundant clothing and bring defensive tools.
The Great Wall is not nature and it is not your play area. If you want to take venture, go to other countries. Your suggestion will make trouble for Chinese. 長城不是大自然，不是你的玩樂區，要冒險到其他國家去，你的建議是給中國人添亂.
@@小籠包-t6b If you know the logic behind why it is strictly forbidden to smoke on the plane but the toilets on the plane still have ashtray, you know what I'm suggesting.
@@小籠包-t6b You can't stop people from getting to the wild part of the Great Wall. It is there, it is massive, it is attractive and it is almost impossible to manage. The best way is to establish more tourist spots and safe camps and ask them to go there to enjoy an equally fantastic but safer experience. That is also good for the tourism industry.
@@alexk5772 so why camp on a UNESCO World Heritage site like Great Wall? Don’t you know that any cultural heritage and relics are protected and preserved and fragile?
@@haniahannslew4108 Camping is not allowed only in tourist operation areas. It is allowed in non-operation areas. There are companies in China that specialize in operating this kind of experience.
wow, You guys are so adventurous! Camping on the Great Wall is a fantastic idea. There are many travel vlogs about the Great Wall, but hardly any about camping there.
We'd like to suggest you do not try camping for your own safety. The snakes are venomous, and there is a chance of getting struck by lighting. It can get freezing cold at night. A lot of the comments have mentioned the incident with the Japanese tourists. That is the reason the old man, who is a maintenance guy, asked the guide to wrap the tent and leave.
Glad you guys enjoyed there. but for the other people who want to camp there, just keep in mind that the dangerous things happened in the past, either the fierce snake, or wild tiger, even the lightning hitting.
It was such a steep mountain road that it took two elderly administrators to climb up with lights on for several hours to find them, making it impossible for the elderly to sleep peacefully. They did a big wrong thing. Not gladful for chinese at all. 🤬🤬
Lucky you!!! Camping on the wall might get strictly banned soon, you guys caught the tail🤣 The wild wall can be very dangerous, every year, someone dies on some parts of the wall, so the rules are getting stricter. There's a certain part called "eagle look back", even a rescue team member died there, and that part is now under a total ban.
It was an amazing adventure you guys had to hike and camp on the Wild Great Wall of China! So glad you made this video to make the world to see the views and the amazing experience you had in China! ❤❤❤
makes me feel nostalgic, i lived in beijing for almost 13 years and went hiking on the great wall around beijing almost every weekend. one big regret, i never camped there and took pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
What a wonderful Great Wall ! It requires visitors to carry bricks from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain and maintain The Great Wall carefully. Since you both are good youtubers, I hope you can take the lead and at least carry a brick up. If you can't do that, you may donate money to buy bricks or hire people to carry brick up.
I just googled, it's not illegal to camp in the "wild/unmaintained great wall". but many people got injured every year by doing that. accidents include: fall, attack by wild animals, hit by lightening etc....
Chinese tourists prefer Badaling section, it takes an hour for traffic. You are hiking the Puloongshan and jinshanling, it's around 3.5 hours from Beijing .
I like that they kick you out at sunrise and take the tent away. They are pretty smart about how they do it, I have to admit. Good sense of humor, too.
I think sleeping in the Great Wall is illegal. The contractors of those homestays may have deceived you. You are lucky that the security guard just asked you to leave instead of calling the police and detaining you for 15 days. If this is true, I really hate these people who take your money and tell you can sleep in the Great Wall.
Wow, 20 min ago, I didn't even know people could actually camp on the Great Wall. That's pretty cool. The Great Wall, being so long, certainly would have parts that people could just get on. These parts are monitored and maintained by the local people, who could charge a fee to provide a bit of tailor-made off-the-beaten-path kind of tour. Glad you guys found something like that. I should look into one as well.
As a Chinese, I've never seen the great view of the Great Wall, that is so amazing! Thank u for sharing this video and let me have the opportunity to see the beauty of China and hope you guys have a happy and safe tour in China.😍
@@Joelfriend yes,absolutely! the scenery in Badaling is wonderful too! Climbing to the top was such an great achievement for me!maybe i will go to Gubeikou section in the future!
you are right about the camping. Your guide probably has no licence for tourists camping on the Great Wall and she took you to an area where camping is not allowed. According to the regulations, you can't camp on some part of the Great Wall. It is mainly for your own safety. Like you said, when it is totally dark. Can you imagine waking up at night needing to go toilet? One wrong step could end up in serious injury. And there are venomous snakes around the area.
You guys did what most of Chinese haven't done, visited a part of the Great Wall that has not be opened for the public. Anyway, hope you enjoyed your adventure at the Great Wall.😃😃
7:40 Those look like mulberries which come in many different colors and sizes and shapes. Next time get video close ups of the fruit on the plant with the leaves and the plant coming out of the ground for structure so it can be identified. If you learn plants, you can discover a lot about the world and learn about each country and microclimate. Fruits and vegetables are a good starting point.
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The Gubeikou Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty as part of the Great Wall’s defensive system to protect against invasions by northern nomadic tribes. Specifically, the construction of the Gubeikou Great Wall began in the early Ming Dynasty (late 14th century to early 15th century) and saw significant expansion and reinforcement during the reign of Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di).Although the area had Great Wall structures dating back to the Northern Qi period (around the 6th century), it was the construction and expansion during the Ming Dynasty that created the primary structure we see today.
01-Beijing's Great Wall tourism mainly includes the Badaling Great Wall and the Mutianyu Great Wall. Badaling is widely known throughout China, so it attracts a larger number of tourists. Mutianyu, on the other hand, is relatively quieter and has slightly fewer visitors, with a higher proportion of foreign tourists.
You guys are brave enough not to be fooled. The first time you go to the Great Wall, you can follow the local villagers who are not very regular to climb the Great Wall, and take unusual paths, so the place you go may be a place that few people know. As a Chinese, I am a little envious that you can find such a view position. When I went there before, I could only visit the Great Wall in a crowded location.
most of the regulations are for safety. some sections might be sealed off because it's dangerous to be walking on top of it. the fruit you had are mulberries.
I've been to several different parts of great wall, but this looks new for me. I think maybe the well-developed sites are too busy, so they chose this bit of the wall and got such a guide. The berry looks like mulberry. You can find in the UK too.
The Lindesay Brothers on TH-cam also operate private tour of the Great Wall. Since they are Brits and have been in the business since their father's time, communications should be less of an issue.
Perhaps it is the only country in the world that can write the vision of "Long live the great unity of the people of the world" on its landmark buildings. And this has been adhered to for more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China ~ Tian'anmen ~ China
This part of the wall was built in the Ming Dynasty, roughly starting in the 14th Century, so not really the thousand year old construction. Enjoy the trip!
So …. it takes a 5 hour hike up steep mountainous terrain to get on that section of the Great Wall (one way), and you’re wondering why there’s no one else there ??? 😅😅😅. I’m sure my Dad with a bum knee or my Mom with a bad back would absolutely want to go for a 10 hour return mountain hike ! Jokes aside, I visited the Great Wall at one of the most popular (and highly visited) parts of the in 2007, accompanied by huge crowds of tourists. No thank you!. I would absolutely love to visit the wild parts of the a Great Wall as you have, ie. the overgrown, unrestored parts which due to their state are much more remote, less touristy, where you can appreciate the quiet majesty of the wall, it’s beautiful natural surrounds, and the fact that they managed to build something over the most insane mountains, and it’s still standing 2,000 years later!
It seems like you visited an unrestored and undeveloped section of the Great Wall, known in China as the "Wild Great Wall." It must be a fascinating experience; many Chinese people haven't had the chance to go there, and I must say I'm envious.
This didnt look like an "official" tour, tbh it feels like an independent rural homestay listed on a popular tourist website; the guide likely only took you up to camp after sunset because the site is closed, the locals usually know paths you get up the wall to avoid being seen, and yea they woke you up at 5AM because they know they gonna get in trouble lmao, glad you guys are safe tho.
I don't think this is a liscenced tour, but rather a tourist trap for foreigners. The tour guide was definitely not professional nor a licenced guide. They seemed to be local farmers or villager, who also run a little restaurant or taxi and make money on tourists. The place you went was definately the non-touristic part of the Great Wall, or even abandoned part. Luckily, you guys did not encounter any troubles. I do not recommend forgeiners to take the similar tours like this. It can be dangerous. Anyway, I hope you have a safe and joyful trip in my home country.
They are adults, why don't they take responsibility for themselves? All information they can find easily in internet or hotel. They are lucky. But the villagers can't sleep well. Why not compensate the elder man and lady for their physical and mental loss after they climb such steep mountain for whole night, just for finding foreigners as soon as possible? Englishmen need safety, don’t the chinese elderly need safety ?
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I had the same overwhelming experience on the Great Wall. At first I was sceptical. What was so great about just some bricks stacked upon each other. But when I stepped on the wall, I felt the thousand years of history right beneath my feet. That realization humbled me and send goosebumps down my spine in amazement of the human engineering and determination in general. And you guys slept on one, amazing!
Camping on the Great Wall is actually against the regulations because there are many wild animals, such as snakes. It is also relatively open, so it is easy to be struck by lightning if it rains. No matter what, stay safe.
There are areas dedicated to camping, as well as companies that run these experiences. This must have been licensed
Totally agree. I really don’t like people who do no respect and don’t protect other people’s cultural relics and UNESCO World Heritages such as the Great Wall of China.
Totally agree. I really don’t like people who do no respect and don’t protect other people’s cultural relics and UNESCO World Heritages such as the Great Wall
@@alexk5772 but these guys in the video did it by themselves and not through a guided company
@@alexk5772 so why camp on a UNESCO World Heritage site like Great Wall? Don’t you know that any cultural heritage and relics are protected and preserved and fragile? Aren’t you taught to protect cultural heritage in schools?
There are more than 500 kilometers of the Great Wall in Beijing. You are visiting the unrepaired "Wild Great Wall" because the unreinforced and protected Great Wall is extremely vulnerable to damage. for reasons of protecting cultural relics, the government stipulates that climbing is not allowed here (although local mountaineers and campers often visit here for "pilgrimage").
If every tourist kicked only one brick from her, these great ancient buildings would not exist in a few decades.
Well said.
yes 🙂
He should take down this video, as this video will encourage other people to do this... It's dangerous for tourists and bad for these world heritage sites... Imagine Chinese tourists camping in some world heritage site in Europe... This must be discouraged no matter the nationality.
The unrestored sections of the Great Wall, known as the “wild Great Wall,” are often in a state of disrepair, posing risks such as collapses and falling rocks. Climbing these sections can be quite dangerous. Nevertheless, the Chinese government does not prohibit visitors from climbing all sections of the wild Great Wall. In fact, as locals, we often visit these areas. The section in question is the Gubeikou Great Wall, and to the east, you can see the Panlong Great Wall. It’s truly beautiful here, but not as famous as the Badaling Great Wall, so there are fewer tourists. I don’t think the video needs to be taken down.
虽然不禁止，但不建议爬野长城，野外有危险，除非专业团队😂
I love your interaction with your guide. I tell everyone who feels intimidated by language barriers all the time: language barriers are not barriers, because if you genuinely enjoy exploring and interacting with others, you find ways to communicate.
The train is not technically a high speed train as it’s a tourist train for sightseeing and goes to only 160km/h, while real high speed train goes up go 350km/h. Gubeikou is always less crowded than other more famous places like Badaling or Mutianyu, especially on these hot days. Camping is not illegal except for Badaling, but you need to take down your tent before other visitors showing up, guess that’s why the tour guide was in a rush
Ahh understood, thanks for clarifying :) Yes, we didn't realise at the time, we take a high-speed train for the first time in the next video!
the part where they slept is not a tourist spot per se, there are many entrance pathways, yeah down at the town they want money for tickets but i dont think its quite official
Camping is illegal, friend. Don't do that again.
No matter which entrance you go to the Great Wall, you are entering a 3,000-year-old monument. As long as it is a monument, it requires an entrance fee. The residents under the Great Wall protect these monuments, and they can charge you a reasonable entrance fee. Tourists should not adopt a free-to-visit attitude, please.
160km/h is already highspeed in America. Our NYC Subway moves at an average speed of 27 km/h....
Hi guys, please please don't camping on the Great Wall. My colleague was bitten by a venomous snake when we were staying on the wall (Jin Shan Ling ) in a night for a team work training session in the summer of 1993, his arm was swollen within a few minutes, he was in serious pain and quickly became very sick. Fortunately someone in the group knew how to treat snakebites, eventually he was ok, otherwise who knows…
而且每年都有人在长城附近被闪电击中。
They shouldn’t camp in there not for the snakes .The laws and rules don’t allow the people to go that part of the Great Wall ,and stay in there whole night .
@@NaNa-vk8tq no laws rule that!
@@luoxu5647 自行Google翻译吧！根据《长城保护条例》规定：禁止在长城上架设、安装与长城保护无关的设施、设备。不在长城过夜基本属于常识。另外，视频中的长城是否为正式开放的旅游景点？根据《北京市长城保护管理办法》第十五条 禁止“攀登未批准为参观游览场所的长城”，违反该规定的由文物行政主管部门责令改正，并可处200元以上500元以下的罚款；禁止“组织游览未批准为参观游览场所的长城”，违反该规定的由文物行政主管部门责令改正，并可处1000元以上3万元以下的罚款。
@@NaNa-vk8tq correct
Camping is not illegal but against the regulations, the security guard(not police) which shown in the video asked you wrap up everything and stop camping but didn't fine you guys. There used to be a lot foreign and local tourists camped there but some incidents happended such as wild animal attacks, tourist poop and pee everywhere, smoking triggered fire of forests, throw garbage or condoms everywhere, damaged the wall itself in order to set up some equipments.
Sorry for your experiences. Copied and translated this from your comment area. Hope this helps answer your question! In short, camping is not recommended by the official : Camping on the Great Wall is not illegal, but it is against the rules. If you are caught, the management will be punished, so they can only ask you to leave early.
He should take down this video or put a disclaimer as this would encourage other tourists to do the same...
7:33 are mulberries, they are considered delicacy, and they are 100% organic.
Correct.
You guys are so brave, which you visit is unmaintained part of Great Wall. Normally people will visit refurbished portion of the wall like Badaling site, which it's intention is for tourism. In fact, compare the whole length of Great Wall, refurbished site is only a small of portion of it. And the unmaintained part is not appropriate for tourism since it's eroded and dangerous.
But it is the most exiciting part
Wow. Camping on the great wall！！！
What a beautiful view. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
I lived in Beijing 1998-2000. It’s so exciting to see all changes since then.
Three college students were struck by lightning in the early morning after camping on the Wild Great Wall at night about 1 monthe ago
You can be struck by lightning anywhere, so that means nothing…
Lightning strikes have happened anywhere in the world, so this is meaningless. However, the Wild Great Wall is indeed dangerous. They have not been repaired and may collapse. The surrounding area has not been cleaned up, and there may be aggressive wild animals, so it is not recommended to go there.
OMG, this is so cool! I have visited different parts of the Great Wall in different provinces for 4-5 times, but never visited the unmaintained parts. No other tourists, and you get all the view and experience!
So enjoying this China series so far. I visited the Mutianyu section in 2013, as I didn’t want to get caught in the Badaling crowds, and I wasn’t on my own by any stretch, but was able to get selfies with no one around in a whole section between guard towers quite easily, so was pretty happy with that. I climbed all the way to the top part of the west section and got to where the restoration had stopped and all of a sudden there was just crumbled wall and over grown plants. I wanted nothing more than to carry on and explore that un restored section - I saw a few brave hikers heading off that way with their walking poles, but unfortunately I was on a tight time schedule. So it’s great to see you guys have some of that experience. Looking forward to the remaining videos!
往里是著名的箭扣长城，非常壮观和陡峭。
壯觀的長城需要每位遊客從山底搬運磚塊 (至少一人一磚) 到山頂，讓施工人員能逐漸修復它。希望你們能起帶頭作用，每次上山至少扛一塊原料尺寸一模一樣的磚頭上去。眾人力行，沒力氣搬的人可以付買磚錢，或者僱人抬上去，大家一起讓長城重生。
Thank you *so much* for sharing this experience with us! I've added this to my bucket list! 😊
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It's soooo cool, thank you so much for sharing these memories and letting me view the scene virtually.😭
Hiking to abandoned great walls was one of my best days during covid time, because we cannot get out of the city, so with friends together to climb so many sections of abandoned walls during the time. Hiking plus overnight camping on the walls was what we Beijingers like to do! I’m glad that you guys enjoyed! ❤
歐美大麻合法常換性伴侶，歐美人的尿汗裡有多少大麻或性病毒？怎麼能在世界文化遺產的長城過夜？埃及金字塔不容許的事，為何北京容許？北京人能要求老外和你一樣珍惜老祖宗的古蹟嗎？
I bet lots of people have going to the Great Wall on their bucket list, but camping on it is even cooler! You guys are quite the dynamic duo to brave snakes, possible lightning strikes and treacherous terrain (the crumbling Wall itself) to spend a memorable night on one of the world's Wonders. You are troopers--almost literally: At 14:00 you wonder whether the towers are actually made for camping, but I think that's exactly wat the soldiers manning the wall 24/7 actually did. They didn't exactly get the royal treatment with beds and silk pillows; they probably just pitched tents or just wrapped themselves in a blanket on the stone floor. Basically, you held the fort down, guarding China! Walking (or sleeping) in the footsteps of countless troopers. Keeping an ages-old legacy alive--what a memorable night (well a short one ending at 4:30 in the morning!) ;)
NEVER camp on the Great Wall. It is restricted and unsafe, especially in an unmaintained area. The Great Wall leads to one of the wildlife zoos in Beijing. One tiger escaped from the zoo in 2022 and has been roaming the area. It is believed to have harmed 4 tourists already.
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😂 great bedtime story.
Bear come to the tent and say, can I invite my neighbour tiger to join you😂
@@yanleitu1682 haha
@@chrislui571 it's true though
I guess the unknown fruit is one type of mulberry, its leaves can be used to feed silkworm
That was group of Japanese tourers camped on the Great wall of China in the winter but was hit by a snowstorm and 8 people were frozen to death, now it is a strictly rule and not allow to camp on it.
It is now allowed. There are also companies that specialize in this kind of experience.
@@alexk5772 No camping on the Great Wall is still illegal
@@alexk5772 so why camp on a UNESCO World Heritage site like Great Wall? Don’t you know that any cultural heritage and relics are protected and preserved and fragile? Aren’t you taught to protect cultural heritage in schools?
@@haniahannslew4108 It is allowed in non-scenic areas, and there are companies that specialize in this kind of experience. The Great Wall is 21,000 kilometers long, and many areas already have only ruins. It is unrealistic not to allow tourists anywhere near these places. The Chinese government is rebuilding the Great Wall. Of course, areas that have been completed or are being redeveloped are not allowed.
@@haniahannslew4108not that fragile. It survived thounds years of wind,rain and storm, it can survive a camp. The only question is if camper can survive. the rate of ligjting strike is is quite high.
It's been very hot in Beijing these two days！You guys are awesome for climbing the Great Wall.Enjoy♥
Thanks for posting this extraordinary experience. Some of us oldies aren’t able to do these adventures any more and so enjoy doing them vicariously through you and other brave and intrepid travelers. 👍👍👍👏👏👏
This was an amazing video and you guys
are amazing for doing this. Camping on
The Great Wall of China is something you will
probably never forget.
Camping on the Great Wall built 2000 years ago is so amazing 🎉🎉🎉 What an experience. Thank you for sharing your adventure in China❤❤❤
Brilliant ... camping on it is genius.. I've walked along it, some experience..
Feels like you guys are the first youtuber to camp on the great well, you guys are so brave!!
I remember two British lads did a series traveling the whole distance of the Great Wall during covid.
@@一个说话大声的中国人 Chill. They didn't not set fire or put nails on the ground. While camping on the wild wall should not be encouraged for the protection of this cultural relic, it is a little much of you to vent your frustration against random commenters.
brave 个锤子brave，这是没出事，出了事死都不知道怎么死的
@@luisanthonychau Welcoming tourism does not mean welcoming violations of the rules. It is the rule of the Chinese people to protect the Great Wall. If foreigners cannot protect the Great Wall, then they are not welcome to visit the Great Wall.
Welcoming tourism does not mean welcoming violations of the rules. It is the rule of the Chinese people to protect the Great Wall. If foreigners cannot protect the Great Wall, then they are not welcome to visit the Great Wall. 歡迎旅遊並不意味著歡迎違規行為。保護長城是中國人民的規則。如果外國人不能保護長城，就不歡迎你們來參觀長城。
This is the most fun China touring video that I have ever seen. Feel like an adventure :)
The scene is so beautiful up there. 🎉🎉🎉
Did the same hike at 金山岭twice in my life. The 2nd one stayed overnight and caught a really beautiful sunrise. Great memories. 金山岭is the best place to avoid crowds.
I'm so glad you had a great safe tour, but to those who may be interested in doing the same crazy(not in a bad way, but yeah crazy) thing, I have to say that the rarely visited part of the great wall is rarely visited for a reason, it can get dangerous at night, almost like in a desert. Many parts do not even have signals, nor any other human beings, meaning no supplies and no way to get a rescue. It can get freezing cold at night and there are animals you don't want to meet. If you are devoted to doing this, bring redundant supplies, wear redundant clothing and bring defensive tools.
The Great Wall is not nature and it is not your play area. If you want to take venture, go to other countries. Your suggestion will make trouble for Chinese.
長城不是大自然，不是你的玩樂區，要冒險到其他國家去，你的建議是給中國人添亂.
@@小籠包-t6b If you know the logic behind why it is strictly forbidden to smoke on the plane but the toilets on the plane still have ashtray, you know what I'm suggesting.
@@小籠包-t6b You can't stop people from getting to the wild part of the Great Wall. It is there, it is massive, it is attractive and it is almost impossible to manage. The best way is to establish more tourist spots and safe camps and ask them to go there to enjoy an equally fantastic but safer experience. That is also good for the tourism industry.
Camping on the Great Wall is illegal, so the guide asked you to leave before 5am in case of being found and fined by the officials
It is now allowed. There are also companies that specialize in this kind of experience.
Totally agree. I really don’t like people not respecting and not protecting UNESCO World Heritages such as the Great Wall.
@@alexk5772 so why camp on a UNESCO World Heritage site like Great Wall? Don’t you know that any cultural heritage and relics are protected and preserved and fragile?
@@alexk5772 it is NOT allowed to camp on the Great Wall.
@@haniahannslew4108 Camping is not allowed only in tourist operation areas. It is allowed in non-operation areas. There are companies in China that specialize in operating this kind of experience.
It is so amazing to do this. There is a part of Great wall that underneath water in Chengde. I know people do scuba diving there, which is exciting.
长城上camping不违法但是违规，被发现的话管理人员会遭到处罚，所以他们只能早早的叫你们离开
意思是沒有法律禁止，但管理長城的機構不容許露營？
@@luisanthonychau 图书馆里大声喧哗，法律没有禁止，但图书馆不允许，这点事有什么难理解？
白人认为自己有特权可以不守规矩所以招人讨厌
@@xyaog9209 "管理人員會遭到處罰"又是何意？按你的比喻，就是有人在圖書館喧嘩，圖書管理員會遭到處罰了。
@@luisanthonychau 过去曾经有一队8人的日本游客冬天在长城上面露营，结果遇上雪风暴，几乎全冻死了，只有那个下山找救援的逃过一劫，但是结果还是有部分截肢，所以后来都禁止在上面露营了。这叫管理条例，换句说如果管理人员看见了没有制止，有人出事了，他们也是要负一部分责任，如果处罚了也不属于刑法那样会记录在案底，这次对他们是属于口头警告。这看上去是当地人协助他们上去，被其他人看见举报了。
wow, You guys are so adventurous! Camping on the Great Wall is a fantastic idea. There are many travel vlogs about the Great Wall, but hardly any about camping there.
在长城上露营可能不太美妙，而且有蛇，甚至可能遭受雷击，珍惜生命，伙计
We'd like to suggest you do not try camping for your own safety. The snakes are venomous, and there is a chance of getting struck by lighting. It can get freezing cold at night. A lot of the comments have mentioned the incident with the Japanese tourists. That is the reason the old man, who is a maintenance guy, asked the guide to wrap the tent and leave.
Even I am a Chinese, I haven't explorer china and great wall like this, u must proud of yourself
Amazing place with rich history
The Great Wall you photographed is so beautiful! thank you
哈哈哈~~~这是古代时候，士兵用来守卫和瞭望的堡垒，肯定不舒服~~~
Can't lick the Great Wall? Nonsense. It's household known fact in China that the Great Wall tastes salty in summer and sweet in winter.
ahaha this is the best comment 😂😅
我证明他说的是真的。
But it’s not halal or kosher so use your best judgment
Great Wall with a bit of ketchup goes down a treat.
I licked the bricks of the Great Wall, they taste better than McDonald's fries
This is my first time to your channel. I can’t wait to see where you explore next! X
Awesome, thanks for watching and welcome to the Chanel ☺️
Camping on the Great Wall is such a unique experience, it’s crazy
Is like 👍🏻 heaven. You guys lucky 🍀 ❤. You guys doing great job 👏🏻.
Glad you guys enjoyed there. but for the other people who want to camp there, just keep in mind that the dangerous things happened in the past, either the fierce snake, or wild tiger, even the lightning hitting.
It was such a steep mountain road that it took two elderly administrators to climb up with lights on for several hours to find them, making it impossible for the elderly to sleep peacefully. They did a big wrong thing. Not gladful for chinese at all. 🤬🤬
Lucky you!!!
Camping on the wall might get strictly banned soon, you guys caught the tail🤣
The wild wall can be very dangerous, every year, someone dies on some parts of the wall, so the rules are getting stricter.
There's a certain part called "eagle look back", even a rescue team member died there, and that part is now under a total ban.
Am from Hong Kong! Look forward to seeing you here in Hong Kong! You must love and want to stay forever!
你們很勇敢也很大膽。景色也拍得很美！道家有一句話是說：天道酬勤。所以很多人都會早睡早起。謝謝🙏
Quality this bro! China is becoming more and more appealing to us! 🙌
It was an amazing adventure you guys had to hike and camp on the Wild Great Wall of China! So glad you made this video to make the world to see the views and the amazing experience you had in China! ❤❤❤
It didn’t take many pictures of the Great Wall scenery in China, right?
makes me feel nostalgic, i lived in beijing for almost 13 years and went hiking on the great wall around beijing almost every weekend.
one big regret, i never camped there and took pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
The fruit that you received and ate appear to be mulberries. I have had them once or twice before. They're a great, mildly-sweet fruit.
What a wonderful Great Wall ! It requires visitors to carry bricks from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain and maintain The Great Wall carefully. Since you both are good youtubers, I hope you can take the lead and at least carry a brick up. If you can't do that, you may donate money to buy bricks or hire people to carry brick up.
I just googled, it's not illegal to camp in the "wild/unmaintained great wall". but many people got injured every year by doing that. accidents include: fall, attack by wild animals, hit by lightening etc....
It’s soo cool! Keep up your adventure guys!
U deserve way more subscribers.
Geez, You guys are brave! There are wild animals there up in the ruins, rats, snakes, etc. .
Chinese tourists prefer Badaling section, it takes an hour for traffic. You are hiking the Puloongshan and jinshanling, it's around 3.5 hours from Beijing .
I like that they kick you out at sunrise and take the tent away. They are pretty smart about how they do it, I have to admit. Good sense of humor, too.
I think sleeping in the Great Wall is illegal. The contractors of those homestays may have deceived you. You are lucky that the security guard just asked you to leave instead of calling the police and detaining you for 15 days. If this is true, I really hate these people who take your money and tell you can sleep in the Great Wall.
Wow, 20 min ago, I didn't even know people could actually camp on the Great Wall. That's pretty cool. The Great Wall, being so long, certainly would have parts that people could just get on. These parts are monitored and maintained by the local people, who could charge a fee to provide a bit of tailor-made off-the-beaten-path kind of tour. Glad you guys found something like that. I should look into one as well.
As a Chinese, I've never seen the great view of the Great Wall, that is so amazing! Thank u for sharing this video and let me have the opportunity to see the beauty of China and hope you guys have a happy and safe tour in China.😍
OMG!can't believe that you camped on Great Wall!which section you went? i went to Badaling Great Wall a few days ago,and there was very crowded😂
Oh wow that’s awesome you went a few days ago! Did you enjoy it there? We visited gubeikou section it was beautiful!
@@Joelfriend yes,absolutely! the scenery in Badaling is wonderful too! Climbing to the top was such an great achievement for me!maybe i will go to Gubeikou section in the future!
you are right about the camping. Your guide probably has no licence for tourists camping on the Great Wall and she took you to an area where camping is not allowed. According to the regulations, you can't camp on some part of the Great Wall. It is mainly for your own safety. Like you said, when it is totally dark. Can you imagine waking up at night needing to go toilet? One wrong step could end up in serious injury. And there are venomous snakes around the area.
17:13 it would be super hot in the daytime. So farmers would start the work as early as possible, and return home at about 9am then work on household.
recommend to have a trip"望仙谷" in JiangXi province and "乌镇" in ZheJiang province. all these locations recommend ex to have in weekday
Cool experience! It seems that you camped in the "wild" part of the Great wall, which is not officially open to the public.
You guys did what most of Chinese haven't done, visited a part of the Great Wall that has not be opened for the public. Anyway, hope you enjoyed your adventure at the Great Wall.😃😃
because this is against the rules and will cause damage to yourself and the wall which is a world heritage.
7:40 Those look like mulberries which come in many different colors and sizes and shapes. Next time get video close ups of the fruit on the plant with the leaves and the plant coming out of the ground for structure so it can be identified. If you learn plants, you can discover a lot about the world and learn about each country and microclimate. Fruits and vegetables are a good starting point.
Wow the drone shots of the Great Wall are truly amazing.
One secret to increasing access and attention is to make subtitles in both Chinese and English and upload them on Bilibili or TikTok. Because China has a very large group of people who need to learn English. And people like to learn English and enjoy traveling and eating at the same time.[愉快]
Then they immediately arrested by the Beijing police. 🥱
The Gubeikou Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty as part of the Great Wall’s defensive system to protect against invasions by northern nomadic tribes. Specifically, the construction of the Gubeikou Great Wall began in the early Ming Dynasty (late 14th century to early 15th century) and saw significant expansion and reinforcement during the reign of Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di).Although the area had Great Wall structures dating back to the Northern Qi period (around the 6th century), it was the construction and expansion during the Ming Dynasty that created the primary structure we see today.
Congratulations on your Sleep on the Wall. Incredible indeed.
the beauty of greatwall in nature..there's totally different view in the west part . try it..
Cool experience! Breathtaking view in the 5am morning!
7:31 This is Mulberry. The leaves can be used to raise silkworms.
01-Beijing's Great Wall tourism mainly includes the Badaling Great Wall and the Mutianyu Great Wall. Badaling is widely known throughout China, so it attracts a larger number of tourists. Mutianyu, on the other hand, is relatively quieter and has slightly fewer visitors, with a higher proportion of foreign tourists.
You guys are brave enough not to be fooled. The first time you go to the Great Wall, you can follow the local villagers who are not very regular to climb the Great Wall, and take unusual paths, so the place you go may be a place that few people know. As a Chinese, I am a little envious that you can find such a view position. When I went there before, I could only visit the Great Wall in a crowded location.
This is amazing!! Way better than going to the touristy parts.
most of the regulations are for safety. some sections might be sealed off because it's dangerous to be walking on top of it. the fruit you had are mulberries.
I've been to several different parts of great wall, but this looks new for me. I think maybe the well-developed sites are too busy, so they chose this bit of the wall and got such a guide. The berry looks like mulberry. You can find in the UK too.
13:20 that’s so cool! I’m a Chinese and I’ve been to the Great Wall, but never camped there!
The most famous part of the Great Wall is in Beijing Badaling, which huge amounts of people go on every day
What a beautiful camping experience on the great wall
多么美丽的景色。千载难逢的体验！
WOW! That’s amazing. Can you post a link of where to find this tour? Thank you
The Lindesay Brothers on TH-cam also operate private tour of the Great Wall. Since they are Brits and have been in the business since their father's time, communications should be less of an issue.
In fact, the part of the Great Wall with 2000 years of history is not located in Beijing. You are welcome to visit Shandong next time!
Did you guys use a drone for the aerial shots? Very entertaining and informative video!
Perhaps it is the only country in the world that can write the vision of "Long live the great unity of the people of the world" on its landmark buildings. And this has been adhered to for more than 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China ~ Tian'anmen ~ China
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This part of the wall was built in the Ming Dynasty, roughly starting in the 14th Century, so not really the thousand year old construction. Enjoy the trip!
So …. it takes a 5 hour hike up steep mountainous terrain to get on that section of the Great Wall (one way), and you’re wondering why there’s no one else there ??? 😅😅😅. I’m sure my Dad with a bum knee or my Mom with a bad back would absolutely want to go for a 10 hour return mountain hike ! Jokes aside, I visited the Great Wall at one of the most popular (and highly visited) parts of the in 2007, accompanied by huge crowds of tourists. No thank you!. I would absolutely love to visit the wild parts of the a Great Wall as you have, ie. the overgrown, unrestored parts which due to their state are much more remote, less touristy, where you can appreciate the quiet majesty of the wall, it’s beautiful natural surrounds, and the fact that they managed to build something over the most insane mountains, and it’s still standing 2,000 years later!
Oh my, I think yours trip to Great Wall was very creative! Very few Chinese will go this way. I even have no idea you can camp on GW, lol
You guys are so brave camping on the wall!
It seems like you visited an unrestored and undeveloped section of the Great Wall, known in China as the "Wild Great Wall." It must be a fascinating experience; many Chinese people haven't had the chance to go there, and I must say I'm envious.
Thank you this volg let me see I have never seen before…
This didnt look like an "official" tour, tbh it feels like an independent rural homestay listed on a popular tourist website; the guide likely only took you up to camp after sunset because the site is closed, the locals usually know paths you get up the wall to avoid being seen, and yea they woke you up at 5AM because they know they gonna get in trouble lmao, glad you guys are safe tho.
Westerners like to against law without getting pay, right? So many youtube viewers are happy for their illegal act…
I don't think this is a liscenced tour, but rather a tourist trap for foreigners. The tour guide was definitely not professional nor a licenced guide. They seemed to be local farmers or villager, who also run a little restaurant or taxi and make money on tourists. The place you went was definately the non-touristic part of the Great Wall, or even abandoned part. Luckily, you guys did not encounter any troubles. I do not recommend forgeiners to take the similar tours like this. It can be dangerous. Anyway, I hope you have a safe and joyful trip in my home country.
They are adults, why don't they take responsibility for themselves? All information they can find easily in internet or hotel. They are lucky. But the villagers can't sleep well. Why not compensate the elder man and lady for their physical and mental loss after they climb such steep mountain for whole night, just for finding foreigners as soon as possible? Englishmen need safety, don’t the chinese elderly need safety ?
Wow I really want meet you in BeiJing! I think you should taste some local dish in the contryside. Maybe that can have some new experience in your trip.