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addPhoto('images/samatai1.jpg',"Entrance to the Simatai section of the wall, with the usual lot of souvenier sellers just out of view. The best thing about Simatai, is that there are very few tourists there, since it is more remote and in a more natural state, and thus, harder to hike.");
addPhoto('images/samatai2.jpg',"The wall high above the reservoir. It takes a sky lift AND cable car to get to the top. Without these, it would be practically inaccessible.");
addPhoto('images/samatai3.jpg',"From thegreatwall.com: In the valley, the Simatai Great Wall is separated into two parts by the Simatai Reservoir, over which a chain bridge runs through east to west. Like two huge golden dragons, the two parts of the Great Wall wind down from the east and west mountains into the reservoir, forming a wonderful reflection of the magnificent Great Wall in the clear blue water. ");
addPhoto('images/samatai4.jpg',"Taking the long but beautiful cable car ride up to the wall.");
addPhoto('images/samatai5.jpg',"More of the cable car ride, as you look down you can see thousands of trees that had recently been planted. This is happening all over Beijing, as they get ready for the Olympics.");
addPhoto('images/samatai6.jpg',"The ruinous state of this part of the Wall gives it an air of authenticity that has earned it the reputation of being the most beautiful section of the Great Wall.");
addPhoto('images/samatai7.jpg',"The Simatai Wall meanders along the mountaintop up above as we head up the mountain.");
addPhoto('images/samatai8.jpg',"Unlike the sections to be seen at Badaling or Mutianyu that have undergone extensive restoration, the wall at Simatai has received very little attention. Here, the wall really looks as one would expect it to look some 500 years after it was built during the Ming Dynasty. ");
addPhoto('images/samatai9.jpg',"Looking back down the mountain as we head up towards the wall.");
addPhoto('images/samatai10.jpg',"Renee and Walt in the cable car up ahead of us.");
addPhoto('images/samatai11.jpg',"The Simatai Great Wall is 5.4 km long with 35 watchtowers. As the east section of the Gubeikou defense line, this magnificent section features great strategic significance. Built hundreds of years ago, the Simatai Great Wall still retains all its original appearance. It not only incorporates a variety of styles of other parts of the 10, 000-li-long wall, but also displays some unique characteristics. This section of the Great Wall is often described with the following five words: perilous, dense, diverse, ingenuous, and peculiar.");
addPhoto('images/samatai12.jpg',"Please pal attenion to the saftty!!! Good tip!");
addPhoto('images/samatai13.jpg',"The wall continues along the top of the mountain and seems to go on forever. We heard that it would be like building a wall from New York to San Francisco.");
addPhoto('images/samatai14.jpg',"View from the top of the mountain, but not even to the wall. It was too late by the time we got there - we went after spending half the day at Badaling - to make it all the way up to the wall. There is an additional cable car that goes up to the walkway to the wall.");
addPhoto('images/samatai15.jpg',"From greatwalladventure.com: With an elevation of 986 meters, Watching Beijing Tower is regarded as the summit of Simatai section of Great Wall as well as the highest cultural relic in Beijing. Mounting the tower at night, one can see lights shimmering faintly in downtown Beijing. More interesting is that the bricks used to built the walls here are even stamped with the date on which they were made and the code numbers of the armies that made them.");
addPhoto('images/samatai16.jpg',"There is a famous quote that says: The Great Wall is the wonder of the world, Simatai is the wonder of the Great Wall.");
addPhoto('images/samatai17.jpg',"Kim in her cable car headed back down.");
addPhoto('images/samatai18.jpg',"Shot of some of the many towers along the wall. The towers in this section are much closer together than in some other areas.");
addPhoto('images/samatai19.jpg',"View across the mountains as we are headed back down the cable car ride. You can see the Wall continue along the top of the mountain in the distant haze.");
addPhoto('images/samatai20.jpg',"The wall and towers continue along the mountain and disappear behind the hill.");
addPhoto('images/samatai_sign.jpg',"Please always the beautiful environment, and keep the healthy space!");
addPhoto('images/samatai_sign2.jpg',"Deep lake, dont stay on the lakeside!");
addPhoto('images/samatai_rock2.jpg',"Jeff in front of a rock, which describes Simatai being a beautiful, old place, I think.");