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Looking for 1-2 people to hike the Great Wall independently

Hello,I am a Czech backpacker, travelling through China and I stopped in Beijing for couple days. I would like to visit the Great Wall, but I want to avoid the crowded touristy parts of the Wall at Badaling, Mutianyu or even Simatai, which judging from... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Tue, Sep 25 2007

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