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The Glossary
menlou - "gateways, pathways, or narrow streets that may serve as footpaths or traveling routes for people and small vehicles."
A less-crowded gateway to see the Great Wall of China is through Mutianyu, the best and biggest part of the Great Wall in terms of construction scale and quality. Apart from having features unique from other parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu is older and less frequented by tourists than Badaling. A roundtrip taxi ride from Beijing is the main access to Mutianyu, located in Huairou County, 70 kilometers northeast of Beijing. First built in the sixth century during the Northern Qi Dynasty, Mutianyu served as the northern barrier that protected Beijing and the imperial tombs from...
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