The Great Wall of China is one of the world's iconic attractions, and there is little that can be said about the Great Wall that has not been stated over and over again throughout the wall's more than 2,000 -year history. The Great Wall is also called the "Ten thousand Li Great Wall" in Chinese. The construction started in 221 BC to defend the Middle Kingdom from Mongol soldiers. But many of the sections were already in place, built by a series of independent kingdoms stretched across the land, from Shanhaiguan on the east coast to Jiayuguan in the Gobi Desert. The data about its length vary from source to source. Some of them suggest 8,850 km, other even 21,196 km.
The Great Wall was only moderately effective in carrying out its purpose, even after it was faced with bricks and stones. Its real value came in the way it eased transportation throughout the land, acting as a kind of elevated thruway, equipment, goods and passengers could more easily traverse the arduous mountainous wilderness that enveloped the Great Wall.
The Cache
The container is hidden at the Jiankou wild great wall about 90km north of Beijing. You can park the car at the end of Jiushuikeng village. There is 20RMB entrance required to enter the villages. Follow the path in the woods to get up to the wall and continue on its top. You will reach remnants of a watchtower seemingly ending this section of the wall. Enjoy the view and find the aluminium container with logbook. Be careful on your steps!
Small note on cache maintenance: There is a local cache guardian. Name and contact info on file with geocaching.com.