December 18, 1999, Saturday

6:54, Di Renjie into Changchunjie subway.

7:22, Dongzhimen subway, just get off the platform has a saw 70L camouflage military package. Yan Qi came a moment that with the idiot to go Gubeikou.
Out of subway, to the Dongzhimen bus station, but no companion (7:30 appointment with the collection).

7:40, see a 916 exit. To take home a non-stop phone calls, no answer, appears to be out, and rockets were sure to get points, can they retro car? ! Since about 8:00, rockets were looking around to come. They had to wait in the waiting hall, there are constant and the Great Wall Society, Chang Hua, Giovine. I was out of station exit, wrong set of sites. And rockets were bid farewell backward Zhanshang Ju.

8:10,916 drive. Repeatedly said the reason for waiting for me, because my home phone to play, knowing I have to go out. Tell the non-stop, meet again today, if they (out many times, yet there had been such a thing), I go home to sleep in the afternoon to the Shijingshan and cotton-padded jacket had to go play. In the car finishing backpack, loaded into the ANSEL's Shuai Zhang. Nap, take a stop at the back and Zhang, Jiao two chatted incessantly.

9:25, get off at Huairou county. The small side street accosted the driver take the initiative to come, some bargain deal. Into Shentang Yu Scenic Area, see the street with multiple rainbow trout Chuidiao Yuan, the water has frozen over. When warmer days, here is a hotbed of activity when the visitors a place to eat like a zoo cages son, fine.

9:55, Long Park and get off. Street right-hand is a primary school, north east, along the lane at Hill. There are large tracts of mountain snow, foot in the above issue "Zizi" beep.

10:19, hot, off the inner jacket down jacket (I do not know can not be made so called), who had already sweating. The front has slipped, Zhang Hua, and Giovine separately to find a way. Zhang found a good way to go and kept up with him. Giovine good rock climbing, another example of col between rock climbing, I follow. Jiao said that in the above in front of a blind alley and can only bush in the "dry pull" so destroyed equipment. Zhang Hua, and constantly have emerged on the opposite ridge, watching the Giovine from boulder to come down the road to take the Zhang Hua, I really can not be reconciled. This slope is not very high under the ridge, not very steep, I decided to climb up. This road is probably no one came to carrying a large bag from the thick bushes climbing is indeed not an easy task, but fortunately, I succeeded. On the very ridge, has become natives. Giovine pass on the first of me, saying that if my pants did not break, he would have to buy one. Scratch-resistant, or at least do our best to make training pants, and gloves just tuck in the waist, but also lost one. To join and continue to move forward, ever found a rabbit in the snow footprints (not the Great Wall of rabbit small station), my coat sleeve was blowing a hole in a. About East-southeast direction, far from a can saw Yanxi. Today, the backpack is Le shoulders. Waves of the mountain wind blowing, quite cold. Blue sky and white clouds, a good day. Non-stop across the ridge to see the complete 2 floor: "How pretty Oh,啦啦啦!"

12:30, then boarded a mountain ridge. West side horns can be Yaoxian nock, there is very dense sub-floor.

12:42, 2 floor, climb. Loumen head-height off the ground, the following layers pile of bricks. Giovine the first climb up, I prop up on his next throw to send non-stop tower. I then get into the backpack to the floor, Giovine son, his hands and a channeling of stays up (a bit exaggerated, is actually the first prop up your body, then leg lift kneeling at the door, and then got up and go in). This two floor, keep the basic integrity, which is a north and south two suites. From the east gate looking over ridge faintly visible remnants of walls, winding mountain road at the foot of Shentang Yu, Great Wall, under plunged deep groove, and from the ridge opposite the head high up. The terrain like this, in the Chen Jiabao to the Tsing Lung Bridge line there were at least four or five. House Sub-west near a dilapidated enemy units, we have to come from the above, there is no attention when I looked back on the tower, they find this almost lumped together with the ridge of the xintaizi. Stop followed by Zhang, Jiao two ran to the hills when you passed up a shot Mutianyu, tripod out in the cold one is an hour or two. Who engage in photography can not be reminders, in order to avoid being frozen, I have no legs and feet in the tower where the activities. Looked at three so persistent, I admire them both cold skills, but also for their own cowardice and shame. Three returned, Giovine carry heat from the pot of hot coffee poured Let us drink, and has been clamored for lunch to eat non-stop please Tang Bing. After dinner, Zhang Hua measuring this building with the tape sub-east-west 6 m 6, South 6 m 7, 8 outside 7 meters high, 3 meters within the high-5, upstairs Embrasure 1 m high 3. In the group photo outside the building and move on. Stop accidentally set a foot into the hare's body, but soon freed. Hill snow, there are, and we move forward in the opposite direction of the footprints are human footprints.

15:33, collapsed into one half of the 2 floor in the morning climbing on the way to see the first sub-floor, inside the building of human discarded garbage. Chang Hua walk again in the final teams played a tripod, very patiently waiting to grab his camera people who disappeared. Today's to-know, patience is the photographer of the necessary quality.

16:14, boarded the first floor, Block 3. Internal spacious flat, may be camping. No stairs, present their rock climbing on the roof of the ability. Gate from the ground was very high, then the Department must have up and down with the wooden ladder. From the south side of the woods on the inside lane around to the east of the Great Wall.

16:36, 3 floor, climb on the second. Spacious as before, only slightly more than the child in front of dilapidated 1:00 Nazuo floor, wall Great Wall Society, Ms. Yan-keung, who four years ago inscription. Zhang Hua up, say camping is strictly recommended in front of Nazuo 3 floor (the march route were consulted prior to the Yen), the can already to this, but also no going back. Keep the window in the west branch from the camera shoot the sunset, far to see the horizon a bright spot, UFO? Kim Ousey is falling, the Jade Rabbit Dongsheng. Busy divvying up support from tent (ANSEL's Shuai Zhang bad sticks). Moving a few pieces of stone circle wind kept the alcohol stove on fire circle boil water, cook instant noodles seaweed. The first pan side to me, and I make a circle, or to enjoy their first (indicative indicative only). At this time Shino dark. In the building attend to look at stars in the sky and saw the foot of mountains dotted with 3322 Shentang Yu lights east of Huairou County, an overflow color streamer.

19:20, revenue break. The four side by side's clothes, like pie. Keep the number of moisture-proof pad by Bo Hou spread sideways, and she has a down sleeping bag, and Giovine, Chang Hua 180 kilograms of body together, we should dig into the size of two sets of cotton sleeping bag is not an easy thing, my cotton This is the lowest grade sleeping bag, and may be reluctant to in the middle when the stuffing. Or the news network in prime time. Tent in the yard can not be completely softened floor, people crowded stuck Giovine jokingly wanted to stand up too shouted chant, we act together. Think to almost a boil on the ground 10 motionless a few hours before dawn were really suffering (in their own bed to sleep so many months Lanjuedaoshi pieces of itself good). My eyes were closed, but it has been difficult to fall asleep. Now, I am the Great Wall, my friends have exposure to where? Happy Bunny's finished the last class, but also on the Tiananmen Square, Liu Wan, and the cold, the rabbit's foot must also frozen Sheng Teng; a small norm could not join us on the Great Wall, the accompanying family members talked about their Tianlun joy; sea-light skiing have fallen, and this moment Maybe they are sitting in a warm hotel room, right after the preacher Tuition scholars; MAILMAIL The couple must have been to their precious "child" plus good oil, ready tomorrow morning Shaben Huanghua Cheng, peer wanted to go back on those who do? Nights come and wind blowing and I drank some before going to bed in the stomach Nao Yixian Tangtangshuishui may be that the wind made me afraid to get up. Communication outside the tent from time to time to have some Xi Xi So-So-sound, Chang Hua think there is two legs of the things biting tents ... ...

December 19, Sunday.

5:00, three photographers got up and wrapped neatly, braving the cold to the opposite hill to the film, I am staying in the camp. Grasping all the sleeping bags, I have wrapped themselves up. Wind tighter, like a furious beast, frantically tear the tent, shook the Great Wall. Double account two lines of defense are still covered with a sleeping bag may be dust, but also drop me a mouth. Bring drinking water, only the bottle in the sleeping bag and Wu had a night to maintain a mix of Sprite is also a bit of ice ballast liquid.

12:15, then 3 does not come back! Zhang Hua originally planned, early morning departure to the film opposite the Dongshan, 9,10 o'clock in the back, and then go back to shoot the scenery Dongshan the afternoon for Beijing. Can be days to such a time, are still not seen them to come back. From time to time I ran to the entrance and looked toward Dongshan, how can a silhouette! This weather, in the open air for a while until people Jiuji cold wood, and even on steep hill climb, in a run on the Great Wall shoot, I really do not know how so few Shen is maintained gas, is it still possible in the This House yard and then stay the night do? There are a huge pile of equipment, I, how can a person have to go back. I can not do anything, anxious shouted: "stop, Zhang Hua, Giovine, please come!" Of course, in vain, to answer my only whistling wind. Suddenly heard the sound of someone outside the West, I am desperate to loudly asked who, the answer as a "ranger", ask again, listen to clear, is "William," William. Lince, who alone has completed the Great Wall British. Already heard of his deeds, parties Shi You have had one side of the edge. My first time ever for a foreigner feel so warm and busy tent opened the door to William to come. Attend to exchange greetings, tell him of my three friends for a long time do not go, I need his help. William is, and one of his Chinese friend Yang Xiao direction came from the nock (and yesterday they saw the mountain side, three individuals in film), to prepare for Beijing today after the down to Shentang Yu. I told them that if down the mountain to see it three hours, we must hurry back to them. The duo promised to help, Yang Xiao farewell when I said that if over an hour but no one has come back, should I go to the next. On the table, I found myself just the wrong time for an hour! (How so!) Looked at the back of William and Yang Xiao fade away, I felt lost. One hour, one hour later generations do not come back eventually? I can not sit still, they ran to the door screaming. Close to despair when the foot of the mountain Finally someone talking back, who could not hear the voice, but I know those three back. Within a short while, the three villain children from the following sub-floor, behind the turn out is that they have. Led the way, wearing a red down jacket is Giovine, Zhang Hua second, walking in the final non-stop looks very tired. I go to greet him know that they were down and William Yang Xiao met, Yang Xiao Di Renjie very seriously and so very anxious to tell them.

13:03 back to buildings. Camp clean up tools, fire boiling water. Du Dong became a lump of ice water, and kept with a knife slit the plastic bottles, directly into the pot of ice. I think that every time the earth out of his clothes than anyone else, ever said that I must be a previous life, god of the land.

14:35, evolutions. Down, after 3 three buildings, a four floor. The first two three floor is very much intact, especially the second (not as good as last night, knew early on in this camp). Inside there is no stairs, Giovine and I have climbed to the roof, I saw a cloud in the roof of the observatory hook hole (perhaps perforation), which is the trip to see only a cloud hook. The third floor, three slightly dilapidated, and then down to is the one thing 3, north and south of the four sub-floor, broken much upstairs with two seems to have long-dead tree, which is one floor, the last son of the Western Hills.

16:00, down to the ditch Shentang Yu. Roadside stood rust Tiepai block has a brief introduction to the history of Shentang Yu Guan. Guan city built in the Ming Wanli, a fellow crossing the road that our position is called Xiaguan land was originally the water off the north over a bridge there Shangguan, the further north is the five river. The mountains east and west sides of the Great Wall are the two walls, the Great Wall at the halfway have a branch, from afar, Dongshan the Great Wall like a "into" the word Xishan the Great Wall like a "person" is used. Two branches are broken, and some traces of the lot has been difficult to distinguish, but their history may be long compared with the backbone of the Great Wall more. Western Hills branch of the Great Wall, from our sub-camp of the House floor downstream of the first three starting along the ridge south, then east, finally met cliff full length. Repeatedly said that morning, they did not see the road along the cliff walk in front of the branch, not the electric torch, three from the northern slope of the dark lane down the mountain, and then climb the Great Wall to the film Higashiyama. Boarded the island, with the corresponding distance is the Great Wall, He Fang mouth (in the camps can be seen side of the floor, son of Chang Hua, and Giovine recently visited there). Finished film, coming down from the Dongshan, and then return to camp on the Western Hills, this has to constantly tired whole day. Moving south along the highway and found the hills on both sides of the Great Wall seems to have at least three. Here the mountains are not high (Zhang Hua said that is the height of the Fragrant Hills) can look up dying vegetation, bare rock, still makes a chill and desolate feeling. Roadside restaurants, resorts are already close our doors, only one fish in the pond there are still cruising the two dogs shop front Shuanzhao uninvited guest directed at those of us who more than barks. The square-shaped valley seat in a castle, is the ancient barracks has now been renovated, has become a major tourist resort lies. Roadside There are remnants of snow, I like the feeling of walking on the top.

16:40, yesterday that the driver drove his flour arrived. Zhang Hua prior to him playing with the phone paging, on the bus I said to the driver, in order to keeping promises, we have turned down a good few more that we take the initiative to pull the car back to the city (actually, only one car, there will be deepest winter's How many people come here by car). Driver said a few hours ago, William and Yang Xiao also take his car back. Driver surnamed Xu, license plate number Jing G D1482.

17:03, Huairou 916 station. Across the road, the "land of leisure harbor."

17:13, multiplied by 916.

18:25, Dongzhimen long-distance station. Zhang Hua in Sanyuan Bridge and get off Giovine since Quzuo 18 Rd. And kept to a Shanxi noodle shop to fill his stomach, then, the still Gejia, and people of all nationalities to work together to meet the arrival of another great historical moment. Shen Tangyu trip to the end.

Author: LDW0429