travel notes


Great Wall as Home Depot

October 24th, 2009 by John Strawn
Great Wall North of Beijing A Great Chimney My friends Robert Devine and Shan Zhou are developing a fantastic eco-resort at the base of a section of the Great Wall north of Beijing.  Almost 20 kilometers of Great Wall forms a looping boundary of the valley into which the amenities of the  resort will be fitted.  It runs atop a ridge line that's so steep in places that the stairs to ascend it have the pitch... Full Story