The Ritz-Carlton Magazine
The magazine featured ‘Hiking China’s Great Wall’ on the cover of its Extraordinary Escapes issue.
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Great Wall Adventure Club in Books and Travel Media
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Featured in The New York Times · 2013The Great Wall, Our Way
Writer Jeannie Ralston and her family hiked from Gubeikou to Jinshanling with Great Wall Adventure Club, covering about six miles on the first day. Guide Joe Zhang explained the Ming-era history along the way: Gubeikou guarded a key route to the capital, its 40-plus watchtowers stand close together, and the walls remain largely in their original state with only spot repairs, unlike the heavily restored sections at Badaling with their metal handrails. They saw a maker’s mark still visible on a brick after nearly 500 years, a gap left by cannon fire in 1933, and a stretch still used as an army compound boundary that cannot be climbed, so they walked below it. They met only two other hiking groups all day, ending at the better-preserved Jinshanling section.
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National Geographic Books
Stephanie Vermillion includes a Great Wall watchtower night in 100 Nights of a Lifetime. Our book page introduces that experience and the related camping programs.
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The New York Times
This 2013 travel account follows a two-day walk on a remote Great Wall route.
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The club’s archive records its contribution of information for The Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
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CNN Travel
Historically listed among media references for Great Wall Adventure Club.
NBC / Beijing Olympics
The club’s account of the 2008 Beijing Olympics includes a Great Wall hike documented by NBC.
USA Today
Historically listed among media references for Great Wall Adventure Club.
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