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1、寻找最美的“野长城” It’sadecisionIhadtomake,andtimewasrunningout.Myhusband,areporter,hadbeenaskedtomovetoBeijing,andthequestionloomedoveratwo-weekvisitImadeashewasworkingtheretemporarily,butwantingtomakethemove.Andwantingmetowanttomakethemove.Ourplanwastomixsig
2、htseeingwithanattempttogetafeelforthecityandthearea,meetingfolks,wanderingaroundneighborhoods,shopping,checkingoutlocalnewspapersandmagazines,evenlookingatafewapartments. ButitwasthevisittotheGreatWallthatseemedtocombinebothpurposes―itwasanitemalltouri
3、stscheckoffthemust-seelist,butalsotomeanecessaryelementinunderstandingChina.Forme,geographicallandmarks―whetherit’sthemajestic1)HudsonRiverofmyhometown,the2)CatskillMountainssurroundingmycollege,orthesmilingfieldsofsun-flowersinsouthernFrance―becomewelc
4、omingfriends,alwaysthere,reliableandcomforting. AlthoughwehadvisitedatouristypartofthewallcalledBadaling,thistimewechosesomethingquitedifferent:avisittowhatwall-enthusiastWilliamLindesaycallsthe“WildWall,”anunrestoredsegmentonlyabout60milesfromBeijingb
5、utfeelingfarmoredistant.Mr.Lindesayorganizeshikingtoursfromhis3)rustic4)barracks,aformerschoolthatheandhisChinesewife,Qi,convertedintoacountryinn. Theplanwastoriseat3a.m.Armedwithflashlightsandwarmclothes,ourgroupofAmericans,Germans,andChinesesetoffint
6、hepredawnstillness.Ithinkwewokeupalocalroosteratafarmhouseaswe5)trudgedupthe6)mountainside.Eventhatearly,theskywasbeginningtoshowthepromiseofthedawn,althoughmostofuskeptourflashlightsfirmlyaimedonthedirtpathinfrontofus. Asweclimbed,local7)warblersbegan
7、totrillthroughthequietnessanddogsbarkedinthedistance.Lindesaypointedoutafew8)murkyknobstoppingthehillweapproached,sayingtheyweresomeofthewall’sthousandsofwatchtowers,butitwasstilldarkenoughtoimaginethattheycouldalsoberockformations. Wereachedasmall9)cr
8、estabouthalfwayupthehillandstopped.Thesunhadjuststartedtopainttheskywithablendofpalepeachandgold.Thewallstretchedoutinfrontofus,lookingasifachildhadtakenafatgoldencrayonandtracedtheoutlineofthepeaksandvalleysofthemountainsformile
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