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Any good parts of the Great Wall not near Beijing?

Every search for the Great Wall seems to turn up only Beijing-related threads. I'm hoping to see some parts of the real Great Wall that are not developed, just lying there, perhaps in ruin. Next week I'll be in northern Shaanxi near Yulin and northern... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Mon, Jul 09 2007

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