This is Martino, a 35 years old half Spanish and half Italian guy!
as every winter I will be traveling for a couple of months...in Indonesia, but on the way back to Italy I will spend 5 nights in Beijing from the 1st to the 6th of February....so I will be in China for their new year's eve!
My goal is to visit the great wall. I have been in 6 of the seven modern wonders so it will be my last one

I am starting to look for info but before I want you to have an idea about me: I am a backpacker, I have money disponibility but I do enjoy more traveling with super local transports ( I have done a lot of hitchhiking in my life ), I can sleep basically anywhere, ...
so I would like to visit the great wall not in the easiest point but in the most worth
and after looking for info it sounds that the best place is....Jiankou!
Actually I am thinking that a good idea could be to walk from Mutianyu to Jiankou? I like the idea as I will walk always in the same way, I don't like the idea to do the same way twice.
Do you know how long it may take?
Starting in Mutianyu it could be a good idea, as it is easier to reach. Then at the en of the day I could sleep in a random village like Xizhazi, which looks really authentic. And come back to Beijing the next day, with no rush, from there.
also, with this plan, if there is snow and it gets too complicate I can easily always go back to the starting point

how does it sound?
also....I want to keep open the idea of sleeping in a tower or in the wall (I know it will be super cold)....do you think in that part of the wall is doable to sleep?
thanks to everybody!
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