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Old 10-24-2009, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by China Darren View Post
Some excellent photos. CCTV 9 International have just aired a programme about Jiayuguan. The reporter said the Wall was mainly compacted mud. Is that what you found? How far can you walk on this stretch?
Well, the whole Gansu-GW is made of rammed earth (mud). Only a few hundred meters are stone ...
How far can you walk? I walked the whole Gansu (Ming) GW from beginning to end ...


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