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      | startin'
        the day out very early:  07:00 am @ the ju-yong-guan section of the
        great wall of china.  about 54f -n- cool,  some 37 miles away
        from down-town beijing,  china | a
        colourful gate as view'd from the entrance to the ju-yong-guan section
        of the great wall of china. | ju-yong-guan
        pass of the great wall, with a high-way under-neath it. | 
    
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      | the
        xiong-mao ready for a BIG hike up the great wall .. it still about 55f
        or so this early in the mourning. (but NOT for long!) | in-side
        the court-yard of the ju-yong-guan section of the great wall main
        building. | sitting
        in the main section of the great wall near some old cannons.  yeah,
        the chineze did invent gun-powder, also fire-worx. | 
    
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      | a
        gao-xing xiong-mao ready for a BIG hike up the great wall today. | standing
        in the main area of the entrance area, with the xiong-mao mama-san on my
        right. | standing
        in main building of the ju-yong-guan seciont of the great
        wall.    05/02/08 | 
     
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      | in-side
        the fortress towers,  NO running water,  NO electricity, 
        NO toilets,  NO cable tv. | the
        beginning of the ju-yong-guan great wall hike is very
        steep. | no
        matter how COLD u'll think it is, u'll heat up very quickly while doing
        this strenuous hike up the great wall. | 
    
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      | xiong-mao
        peeking through the wall | 1
        of the fortress towers, which has beenth converted to sell souveneers | the
        rest-rooms 1/2 way up to the summit  (I WONT describe the
        conditions of it)  it probably wusnt made in 770 b.c. as the rest
        of the wall.    05/02/08 | 
 
    
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      | 2
        buildings (1 is the rest-rooms), concession stands about 1/2 way up the
        hike | nearing
        the summit of the ju-yong-guan hike of the great wall of china. 
        even being 37 miles away from beijing, the SMOG is very thick. | this
        is the END, the SUMMIT of the ju-yong-guan section of the great
        wall.  NO can go on from here! | 
    
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      | stair-way
        leading to the top of the fortress tower, very STEEP,  like a
        ladder. | looking
        down from near the summit, the parking area is barely visible in the
        SMOG. | puka
        in-side the great wall, for shooting bad peoples.  (i dunno if guns
        were invented already @ 770 b.c.) | 
    
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      | this
        is a strenuous hike,  already the temperature hath climbed to over
        70f under smoggy sky's.  (it felt really HOT at this point!) | standing
        in front of a great wall fortress tower | xiong-mao
        enjoying the tough hike up the great wall | 
    
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      | a
        concession stand building near the top of the ju-yong-guan section of
        the great wall,  the SMOG is very thick today!  05/02/08 | by
        mid-mourning, it gets very crowded -n- HOT  (75f)
        here.    05/02/08 | this
        ant no can move 1 rubber tree plant (as frankie sinatra would sing) but
        it sure could climb HIGH on the great wall of china! | 
   
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      | out-side
        the main area entrance of the ju-yong-guan section of the great wall of
        china | haveing
        fun on the great wall | xiong-mao
        near great wall concession stand near summit |