Vår vandring går vidare och vi har fått vårt tjugofjärde vykort från den kinesiska muren.

Tjugofjärde vykortet.

In ancient times, Wuwei was an important town along the Hexi Corridor, a significant trading route that connected central China to the western regions. This 620mi (1000km) passage was linked by Wuwei, as its eastern terminus, to Yumen Pass, in the west. The Corridor, an arable plain, was long and narrow, sandwiched between the inhospitable plateaus of Mongolia to the north and Tibet to the south. It became a hub for the ancient silk road.

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Vårt nästa vykort kom denna söndag!

Tjugotredje vykortet

The amazing discovery of the world-renowned Terracotta Warriors was the accidental work of a small group of farmers digging a well. Imagine their surprise when, instead of finding water, they dug up a head made of terracotta.

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Då har vi passerat drygt 60% av den totala sträckan, närmare bestämt 2216 km och vår tjuguandra vykort kom!

Tjuguandra vykortet

Zhongwei is a small city located on the northern bank of the Yellow River. North of the city and on the edge of Tengger Desert are remnants of the Great Wall. It was built during the Qin Dynasty (210 BC – 259 AD), when China was unified for the first time and served as a minor pass during the Ming era.

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Idag passerade vi i gruppen ST: Rochus Pilgrimer 60% gränsen i vår strävan på den kinesiska muren.

Vissa har som sagt valt att plantera träd vid varje uppnådd 20% och andra har valt att rensa plastflaskor från världshaven.

Vattenflaskor

Milestone Treeplant

Efter dagens utförda sträckor, kom vykort nummer 21!

57% av den totala sträckan avklarad.

Totalt 2021 km!

Tjugoförsta vykortet

Yinchuan was the capital of the 11th century Xixia state (modern-day Ningxia) and was occupied by the Western Xia Dynasty.  The people of Western Xia were originally Tibetan and when the capital was established as part of the empire, the native Chinese were so dissatisfied that the entire population emigrated.

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I och med våra duktiga deltagare, så har vi idag söndagen den 20 februari, redan passerat 50% av vår totala sträcka!

Helt makalöst och duktigt jobbat av alla!

50% avverkat!

Vår vandring på den kinesiska muren fortsätter och vårt tjugonde vykort kom ikväll.

Tjugonde vykortet

In ancient times, Yulin used to be the northernmost border of China. Various walls were built throughout the centuries with the earliest dating to the 5th century BC right up to the 15th century AD, covering the rule of several dynasties. Some preserved walls and forts can still be found in Yulin and nearby cities but the most significant is Zhenbeitai Tower, the largest watchtower on the Great Wall.

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Tre timmar efter avklarat 40%, kom även vykort nummer 19.

I det här tempot kommer vi att vara klara innan sommaren!

Nittonde vykortet

Remember Laolongtou, Old Dragon Head, at the beginning of this journey? He was drinking from the sea whilst the rest of his serpentine body, aka the Great Wall, contoured over the lofty mountain peaks and across valleys in a constant up and down motion. I am still searching for the tail.

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Efter dagens sträckor, gjorda av en del av våra deltagare i gruppen Pilgrims of ST: Roch, kom det ett meddelande om att vi klarat av 40% av vår totala sträcka i The Great Wall Challenge 2022.

Jag har valt att plantera träd, medan några andra valt att rensa haven från plastflaskor.

Milestone Treeplant

Detta efter endast 2,5 månader!

Efter dagens och kvällens aktiviteter, kom det artonde vykortet.

Artonde vykortet

Laoniu Bay sits at the junction of Shanxi Province to the south and Inner Mongolia to the north. It is where the Great Wall meets the mighty Yellow River and then runs alongside it for the next 44mi (70km). A lone, ruined beacon tower stands at the end of the headland.

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